The tower
White and ornate.
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The Ottoman Clock Tower is a white tower in a square inside the Old City of Tripoli, near its covered markets, and one of the Old City's best-known and most photographed sights. It rises several storeys, with a clock at the top facing all four directions. The tower dates from the Ottoman period in the 19th century, according to architectural records, when the Ottoman state put up clock towers in many of its cities. It has become a meeting point and the place where many visitors start their walk through the lanes of the Old City. You see the white tower with its classical decoration, arched windows and small balconies rising above the low buildings of the square, and it is lit in the evening, when it looks finest. Around it run market lanes and craft shops, and from here it is a few minutes' walk to the Arch of Marcus Aurelius and the Red Castle. The Red Castle is under half a kilometre away in a straight line. Sources say foreigners need a tour operator or local sponsor to visit Libya. The UK Foreign Office currently advises against all but essential travel to this area, so check official guidance before planning.
White and ornate.
Around the square.
The tower lit up.
Old City, Tripoli, Libya
Red Castle MuseumThe Red Castle Museum is the national museum of Libya, inside the large Red Cast2 minutes walk
Gurgi MosqueGurgi Mosque is a historic mosque at the heart of the Old City of Tripoli, in th6 minutes walk
Arch of Marcus AureliusThe Arch of Marcus Aurelius is a Roman triumphal arch in the Old City of Tripoli6 minutes walk
Old City of TripoliThe Old City of Tripoli is the walled historic district of the Libyan capital, b6 minutes walkWe found nothing confirming that visitors can go up.
The old markets, the Arch of Marcus Aurelius and the Red Castle.