The Clock Tower was built in 1884, during the era of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. In the decade of 1950, architectural interventions were made and took its current form. Behind the tower rises the minaret of the mosque “Yeni Mosque” where the muezzin calls the faithful of Islam to prayer from the minaret balcony. In its courtyard; Mufti of Komotini, the religious authority of Muslims Rhodope, is housed. At the southwestern side of the assembly tower-mosque is the pedestrian shopping street of Ermou, while at the northeast side; the traditional square of Hephaestus, with crowded laboratories of tinplate, known as teneketzidika, giving a unique color in the market town that lies around.
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