Which of these structures is older, Nusretiye Clock Tower or Dolmabahçe Clock Tower?
Nusretiye Clock Tower Nusretiye Clock Tower, aka Tophane Clock Tower, is a clock tower situated in Tophane, a neighborhood in Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey next to Nusretiye Mosque and Tophane Kiosk at the European waterfront of Bosphorus. It was ordered by the Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I (1823-1861), designed by architect Garabet Amira Balyan and completed in 1848.
Muhammad Maarifi Mosque Muhammad Maarifi Mosque (Turkish: "Maarifi Sultan Camii" ) is a historical mosque in Kartal district of Istanbul, Turkey, which was once a Rifa'i Tekke.