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Beyazit Tower
(Beyazıt Yangın Kulesi)

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
Replica of the top of the Washington Monument
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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.

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  • The original tower at this location was designed by Krikor Balyan, the brother of the current tower's architect.




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