Markar Clock Tower
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The Markar Clock Tower also known as Borj-e Sa'at-e Markar (Persian: برج ساعت مارکار) is a historic clock tower in Yazd, Iran. It is located on the geographic centre of Iran.<mapframe latitude="31.883839" longitude="54.368312" zoom="15" width="247" height="252" align="right" />
History
[edit | edit source]The cost of its construction was paid by a Zoroastrian from India, Pashutanji Marker.[1] The clock tower was constructed on 26 Oct 1942. The Markar clock tower or Borj-e Sa'at Markar is located in the middle of the Marker Clock Plaza.[2][3]
Architecture
[edit | edit source]The tower has a height of about 4 meters, a square shape, a pyramid on, and looks like an obelisk. The Tower is located in the center point of Iran coordinately. The movement system has been made in London by J. Smith & Sons Co. The spring should be charged weekly.
Mirza Soroush obtained permission for, and supervised the construction of, the Markar Plaza with gardens around it. The plaza is situated on the road to Kerman just north of the Markarabad school entrance.
There are poems on four sides of tower from a local poet, Naser, which located in two lines and should read clockwise. The upper line poem is about Ferdowsi, but the lower line is about the benefactor. The last hemstitch (شادم از کردار نیک مارکار) implies the end time/year of building of tower in Abjad numerals system; 13:20 or 1320 (Solar Hijri), as well as Markar's religion (Zoroastrian) by using one of his religion maxims: "Good Deeds"; (Persian: کردار نیک).
This hemstitch has an Abjad numeric value: 300+1+4+40+1+7+20+200+4+1+200+50+10+20+40+1+200+20+1+200=1320
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Sa'at means "clock", which refers to the four face clock in top of the tower. Markar is the name of benefactor who paid the cost of building.
Gallery
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Markar Sa'at Plaza
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The clock movt. system designed in London.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
