Editing Bitola (section)

===Clock Tower===
{{Main|Clock Tower (Bitola)}}
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[[File:The Clock Tower in Bitola town - Republic of Macedonia.jpg|thumb|left|The clock tower in Bitola.]]
[[File:Magnolija_square_in_Bitola_(Магнолија,_Битола).jpg|thumb|[[Magnolia Square]] with Russian Consulate]]
[[File:Хамам_Дебој_(Битола).jpg|thumb|Hamam Deboj-[[hammam]]]]

It is unknown when Bitola's [[clock tower]] was built. Written sources from the 16th century mention a clock tower, but it is unclear if it is the same. Some believe it was built at the same time as St. Dimitrija Church in 1830. Legend says that the Ottoman authorities collected around 60,000 eggs from nearby villages and mixed them in the [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]] to make the walls stronger.

The tower has a rectangular base and is about 30 meters high. Near the top is a rectangular terrace with an iron fence. On each side of the fence is an iron console construction which holds the lamps for lighting the clock. The clock is on the highest of three levels. The original clock was replaced during World War II with a working one, given by the Nazis because the city had maintained German graves from World War I. The massive tower is composed of walls, massive spiral stairs, wooden mezzanine constructions, [[pendentive]]s and the dome. During the construction of the tower, the façade was simultaneously decorated with simple stone plastic.