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Bitola Clock Tower
The Clock Tower was built in the 17th century at a very carefully chosen location in the center of the town within the Old Bazaar. Its appearance talks about the rank and political and economic power of the town. The first tower, probably shorter, struck the time with bells. It was located at Pekmez Bazaar (place where honey, marmalade and ice was sold) and was surrounded by buildings and many small stores. Ishak Cheleby Mosque, Yeni Mosque and the early church of St. Dimitria were very near the Tower in the 'heart' of the Bazaar. For almost seventy years this Clock 'sings' at every sixth hour and the songs used to change according to the establishment of the town. Among the six songs the most popular are: 'Biljana platno beleshe', 'Bitola. Babam Bitola' and Mozart's 'Evening Serenade'.
It is mentioned for the first time in 1639 and changed and enlarged in the 18th/19th century.
The Tower is built of stone, it is 32 m high and today there are ground floor and 4 floors above.
By the second floor (probably the height of the early tower) there are spiral stone stairs with 97 steps and then wooden ones which lead to the place with the clock mechanism and about 15 smaller or larger bells of 900kg, which are part of the sound mechanism.
The clock showed the time by 'a la turca' until 1912 and by 'a la franga' (European) until 1924-1927
In 1924-27 the Clock got its first mechanism from France which in 1936 was taken out and in 1948 was put into the Clock Tower of the Monopoly and it still works today.
In 1936 a new sound and watch mechanism of German brand 'Edward Korphage and Sons' was installed in the Clock as a gratitude for renounced land where Charnel House of dead German soldiers during the First World War was erected.
The Clock 'sings' at 6am, 12am, 6pm, 12pm using six songs randomly.
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