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The Clock Tower (; Turkish: Saat Kulesi) of
Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...
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, is located at ''Bećir Beg Osmanagić square'', in the Stara Varoš neighborhood (the old town). It is one of the very few Ottoman landmarks that survived the bombing of Podgorica in World War II.


History

Sahat Kula was built in 1667, by Hadži-paša Osmanagić, a prominent citizen of
Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...
. It is a freestanding tall stone clock tower. Its current
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mechanism was made in 1890 by Pietro Colbachini foundry in
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, after Podgorica was incorporated into
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(original mechanism was made in Austria). Around the same time, a metal cross was installed at the top of the tower, symbolizing transfer of the city from the Ottomans into the hands of
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Montenegrins. The cross was made by Stevan Radović, Lazar Radović's grandfather. Today, Sahat Kula is an important cultural monument of Montenegro, protected by law. The clock was renovated in January 2012, when a new electric mechanism was installed, as the old one was kept for historic significance.Stara Varoš – srce stare Podgorice
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Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...
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