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Clock Tower in Prishtina

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English: Clock towers were important structures of the urban centers of cities with Ottoman influence. They were built near the bazaars and in this way helped the merchants to know the exact time when they opened and closed the shop. In parallel, being a tall structure and identifiable point in the city, helped foreign traders to find the location of the bazaar easier where they would trade goods.

The clock tower of Prishtina was built at the end of the XIX century by Jashar Pasha, after whom the mosque is named not far from here. It is located in the urban ensemble of the old town along with the large hammam and the King Mosque. The clock tower has a hexagonal base with a height of 26m. Up to 16.5 m, it is made of stone while the rest up to the roof is made of brick, with small arched openings on all six sides. The roof is made of wooden construction and covered with lead. Inside the tower, there are circular stairs made of stone (slabs) to the brick part, from where on the stairs continue to be made of wood, an element that indicates that this part was (re) built later. Until 2001, when the theft of the artifact took place, there existed the original bell (functional until the 70s) with the inscription of 1764, as the date of production, brought from Moldova.

Today, the clock tower is a listed and protected monument. Unfortunately, it is not open to visitors and as such is abandoned and only adored from outside.
Shqip: Sahat kullat ishin struktura të rëndësishme të qendrave urbane të qyteteve me influencë Otomane. Ato ndërtoheshin në afërsi të pazareve dhe në këtë formë i ndihmonin tregtarët të dinin kohën e saktë kur të hapnin dhe mbyllnin dycanin. Paralelisht, te qenurit një strukturë e lartë dhe pikë e identifikueshme në qytet, ndihmonte tregtarët e huaj të gjenin më lehtë vendndodhjen e pazarit ku do të tregtonin të mirat.

Sahat kulla e Prishtinës u ndërtua në fund të shekullit të XIX nga Jashar Pasha, me emrin e të cilit është emëru edhe xhamia jo shumë largë nga këtu. Ajo gjindet në ansamblin urban të qytetit të vjetër bashkë me hamamin e madh dhe xhaminë e Mbretit. Sahat kulla ka bazë gjashtëkëndore me lartësi 26m. Deri në 16.5 m është e punuar me gur ndërsa pjesa tjetër deri te kulmi është prej tulle, me hapje të vogla harkore në të gjitha anët. Kulmi është i punuar nga konstruksioni i drurit dhe i mbuluar me plumb. Në brendi të kullës gjinden shkallët rrethore prej guri (rrasa) deri të pjesa me tulla, prej e tutje shkallët vazhdojnë të jenë prej druri, element që indikon që kjo pjesë është (ri)ndërtuar më vonë. Deri në vitin 2001 kur ndodhi vjedhja e artefaktit, ka ekzistuar këmbana origjinale (funksionale deri në vitet e 70ta) me mbishkrim të vitit 1764, si datë prodhimi, të sjellë nga Moldavia.

Sot, sahat kulla është monument i listuar dhe në mbrojtje. Fatkeqësisht ajo nuk është e hapur për vizitorë dhe si e tillë është e braktisur dhe adhurohet vetem nga jashte.
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Camera location42° 40′ 00.34″ N, 21° 10′ 02.14″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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