Beyazıt Kulesi

The Beyazıt Tower
Beyazıt Kulesi
Beyazıt Tower in the main campus of Istanbul University
General information
Type	Observation tower Broadcasting tower
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates	41°00′46″N 28°57′54″E / 41.0128°N 28.9649°E / 41.0128; 28.9649
Construction started	1749
Completed	1749
Opening	1749
Owner	City of Istanbul, Turkey
Management	Beyazıt Kulesi, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi BELTUR
Height
Architectural	85 m (279 ft)[1]
Tip	85 m (279 ft)[1]
Top floor	85 m (279 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	3[2]
Lifts/elevators	0[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Senekerim Balyan
References
https://www.tripadvisor.com.tr/

Beyazıt Tower, also named Seraskier Tower, from the name of the Ottoman ministry of War, is an 85-metre-tall (279 ft) fire-watch tower located in the courtyard of Istanbul University's main campus (formerly Ottoman Ministry of War) on Beyazıt Square (known as the Forum Tauri in the Roman period) in Istanbul, Turkey.

Beyazıt Tower was ordered by the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II (1808–1839), and designed by Senekerim Balyan, who built it of stone in 1828 on the place of the original wooden Beyazıt Tower, which was destroyed in a fire and was constructed earlier by the architect's brother, Krikor Balyan.

It is currently equipped with a lighting system to indicate weather conditions in different colors. Red colour means snow, blue—nice and clear weather, green—rain and yellow—fog.