1950s Hama Clock Tower in Assi Square Framed Postcard Reprint Size:24″×36″ A minaret and Al-Zeitoun Church

A minaret and Al-Zeitoun Church ( كنيسة الزيتون) are featured in this photocrom reprint

Local legend claims that the minaret is named after the daughter of the merchant who provided lead for the minaret's roof

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Bab Sharqi (The Eastern Gate - باب شرقي)

1950s Hama Clock Tower in Assi Square Framed Postcard Reprint Size:24″×36″ A minaret and Al-Zeitoun ChurchThe Hama Clock Tower ( ) in Assi Square ( ) is one of Hama's more iconic symbols. Built in 1950, this postcard showcases the tower and its Andalusian style, with colored marble in all its grandness. The original engineer who led the construction is Musallam Salei ( ) who used local materials to complete it. In the background you can see the Hama Governate Building ( ). The clock tower was destroyed in the 1982 Hama massacre and has been rebuilt since