Konak square

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Konak Square
Konak Meydanı
Place in Izmir
Konak square
Konak Square towards Kemeraltı
Basic data
place Izmir
District Konak
Confluent streets Mustafa Kemal Sahil Boulevard
Cumhuriyet Boulevard
Buildings Izmir Clock Tower
Yalı Mosque
Hasan Tahsin Monument
Izmir City Hall
use
User groups Foot traffic
Space design Water stairs

The Konak Square ( Turkish Konak Meydanı ) is a central square and transportation hub in the Turkish metropolis Izmir , located in the district of Konak .

Space design

In the middle of the western half of the square is the clock tower built in 1901 . Around this is the city hall of Izmir to the north and the 18th century Yalı mosque to the east . In front of the town hall is a memorial in honor of the Turkish national hero Hasan Tahsin , who is said to have fired the first shot in the Turkish liberation war when Greek ships landed in Izmir . The eastern limit of the square is Cumhuriyet Boulevard ; the west of Mustafa Kemal Sahil Boulevard. In the south it flows into the Kent-Tarihi-Park (German park of urban history ). Towards Mustafa Kemal Sahil Boulevard, the square is limited by a water staircase .

The Konak port station is across the street from Mustafa Kemal Sahil Boulevard . There are ferries to Karşıyaka , Göztepe , Alsancak and Bayraklı several times a day, about four times an hour .

Web links

Commons : Konak Square  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saat Kulesi. (No longer available online.) İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi, archived from the original on August 8, 2013 ; Retrieved August 5, 2013 (Turkish).
  2. ↑ İzmir Büyükşehir ve Ilçe BelediyelerIzmir Büyükşehir ve Ilçe Belediyeler. (No longer available online.) İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi, archived from the original on August 7, 2013 ; Retrieved August 5, 2013 (Turkish).
  3. ↑ Tarihi Camiler: Yalı Camii (Konak Camii). Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, accessed August 5, 2013 (Turkish).
  4. ^ İlk Kurşun Anıtı (Merkez). (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved August 5, 2013 (Turkish).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.izmirdeyasam.com  
  5. ↑ Vapur Saatleri. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 1, 2013 ; Retrieved August 5, 2013 (Turkish).

Coordinates: 38 ° 25 ′ 7.9 ″  N , 27 ° 7 ′ 43.2 ″  E