The Jaffa Clock Tower

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Level 6 Local Expert
May 1
The landmark of the city. A small vertical dominant. It serves as a meeting place and is known to everyone in the city.
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Level 29 Local Expert
February 5
It's a pity you can't enter
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Level 16 Local Expert
April 25, 2024
The elegant, well-proportioned tower of the early 30th century is worth admiring
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Level 30 Local Expert
August 18, 2020
The clock tower was built in the very beginning of the XX century. on donations from the townspeople, both Arabs and Jews. Its construction was timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the coronation of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, ruler of the Ottoman Empire, of which Eretz Israel was part at that time. It became one of the seven clock towers built during this period in the territory of modern Israel. In total, more than a hundred chiming towers were erected on the territory of the empire. The shape of the clock tower in Jaffa resembles a chapel. In the upper part of the tower, under a dome lined with copper sheets, there is a clock and a bell that rings every half hour. Despite its resemblance to a Christian temple, the clock tower in Jaffa is not associated with any religious denomination. Moreover, its appearance, according to historians, is associated with a significant shift in society at that time towards secularism, and the construction of a "civic tower" with money raised by Jews and Muslims is proof of this. The clock tower has undergone several restoration works over more than a century of its existence. The most significant reconstruction of the tower was carried out in 1965, when its openings were decorated with figured grilles depicting historical scenes associated with the city of Jaffa. Then the tower was restored again in 2001, when, after several years of inactivity, the clockwork was started up again.It's worth a look! If you ever happen to be in the old Jaffa of Tel Aviv...think about the TIME...
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Level 7 Local Expert
October 14, 2024
A very beautiful tower
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Level 12 Local Expert
February 28, 2020
An interesting antique place...there is an observation deck...You can take interesting photos..especially on the bridge with the signs of the zodiac.
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Level 13 Local Expert
January 9, 2020
If you are in Tel Aviv, be sure to take a walk in the evening Jaffa. Walk through the narrow streets. Emotions are guaranteed!
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Level 5 Local Expert
March 22, 2020
There are many cafes in the old district of Yafo.You're in the Arab world. It's interesting.
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Level 20 Local Expert
April 27, 2019
One of the local attractions of old Jaffa.
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