כיכר השעון
The Clock Tower Square
ميدان الساعة

שביל העולים, יפו
Olim (Immigrants) Trail, Yafo
طريق القادمين يافا

כיכר השעון
The Clock Tower Square
ميدان الساعة

כאן שכנה מסוף המאה ה-19 כיכר הממשלה. בכיכר ניצבו בית הממשל הטורקי (הסראיה החדשה), בית-משפט, העירייה ובית מעצר (הקישלה).
בניית מגדל השעון החלה ב־1900, בתרומת עשירי העיר, יהודים וערבים, ובראשם הסוחר יוסף בק מויאל.
מי התקין את השעון בראש המגדל? סרקו את קוד ה-QR וגלו!


From the late 19th century onward, this was Government Square, home of the Turkish Government House (the "New Saray"), a law court, City Hall, and a prison (the Kishle).
Construction of the clock tower began in 1900 with donations from wealthy Jewish and Arab townspeople, headed by the merchant Josef Bek Moyal.
Who installed the clock at the top of the tower?


هنا كان ميدان الحكومة في أواخر القرن التاسع عشر. كان في القيدان منزل الحاكم التركي السرايا الجديدة)، المحكمة البلدية، والمعتقل (القشلة).
بدأ بناء قيدان الساعة سنة 1900، بتبرع من أثرياء المدينة، يهودًا وعربا، وعلى رأسهم التاجر يوسف بيك مويال.
من ركب الساعة على رأس البرج؟
امسحوا رمز الاستجابة السريعة (QR Code) واكتشفواا


לסרטון סרקו:
[For the video, scan:]
קוד QR The Clock Tower Square QR code

[סמל עיריית תל אביב]
[Tel Aviv Municipality Emblem]

The sign is rectangular, with a circle at the top containing the name of the trail and an image representing the current stop.
The current circle shows an illustration of the square and the clock tower in its center Click for a larger image

The trail describes the journey of pilgrims to the Land of Israel from the 18th century - from the port of Jaffa to the various points they passed along the way.

The current station tells the story of Clock Square.
The clock tower at its center, erected to mark the 25th anniversary of Sultan Abdul Hamid II’s accession to the throne, is commemorated by a plaque on the tower itself Click for sign's details.
At the site, one can also find plaques about the New Saraya Click for sign's details and the explosion of the Turkish Government Palace Click for sign's details.

The square and the tower were photographed on the same day Click for a larger image
And also in 2019 Click for a larger image

The following photo shows the sign in its entirety Click for a larger image