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Also known as: Beyazid Tower
Built: 1828
Designed by: Senekerim Balyan
Renovated: 1997
Type: Tower
Stories: 4
Maximum Height: 279 feet / 85 meters
Location: Yeniçeriler Caddesi, Istanbul, Turkey 
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- Observation deck: Closed.
- This tower also served as a fire station until 1923.
- Steps to the top: 256
- Spire: 43 feet
- 1749: A wooden tower is built at this location.
- 1756: The first tower burns down.
- 1826: Another wooden tower is built at this location.
- 1826: The second tower burns down.
- 1828: A stone tower is built at this location.
- 1849: Three floors are added on to this structure.
| Did You Know? |
- The original tower at this location was designed by Krikor Balyan, the brother of the current tower's architect.
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