Etfal Hospital Clock Tower | |
Native Name: | Etfal Hastanesi Saat Kulesi |
Building Type: | Clock tower |
Location: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Address: | Şişli Etfal Hospital |
Coordinates: | 41.0579°N 28.99°W |
Height: | 20m (70feet) |
Architect: | Mehmet Şükrü Bey |
Etfal Hospital Clock Tower, or Children's Hospital Clock Tower (Turkish: Etfal Hastanesi Saat Kulesi), is a clock tower situated in the garden of the Hamidiye Etfal Hospital (now Şişli Etfal Hospital) in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey at the European side of Bosphorus. It was ordered by the Ottoman sultan Abdülhamid II (reigned 1876–1909) and constructed by the architect Mehmet Şükrü Bey.
The 20m (70feet) tall structure is made of marble and fine Hereke stone. On the front face, the tughra of Sultan Abdülhamid II is put on.