İzmir Parachute Tower

İzmir Parachute Tower
İzmir Paraşüt Kulesi
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General information
TypeParachute tower
LocationKültürpark
Town or cityİzmir
CountryTurkey
Coordinates38°25′38.8″N 27°08′39.1″E / 38.427444°N 27.144194°E / 38.427444; 27.144194
Elevation4.5 metres (15 ft)[1]
Construction started1935[2]
Completed1937[2]
Opened9 September 1937 (1937-09-09)[3]
Cost₺38,758.61[2]
OwnerTurkish Aeronautical Association[2]
Height48 metres (157 ft)[1]
Technical details
Structural systemReinforced concrete[1]
Floor count3[1]
Lifts/elevators1[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)
  • Bedri Tümay
  • Algrandi
[1]
EngineerMuammer Tansu[1]

İzmir Parachute Tower (Turkish: İzmir Paraşüt Kulesi) is a parachute tower located within Kültürpark in İzmir, Turkey. It was built in 1937 by the Turkish Aeronautical Association. It is one of the two parachute towers in the country.

History

Mayor Behçet Uz, who saw the parachute tower in Gorky Park in Moscow, suggested that a similar tower be built in Kültürpark to the Turkish Aeronautical Association.[2] The Turkish Aeronautical Association sent a delegation to Russia to investigate and decided to build a parachute tower in Ankara in addition to İzmir.[2] The construction of the tower, whose architectural project was prepared by Bedri Tümay and Algrandi, started in 1935 within Kültürpark.[1][2][4] The tower, which cost 38,758.61 Turkish liras, was completed in 1937 and opened on 9 September in the same year during the 7th İzmir International Fair.[2][3] The tower operates for a fee during the fair period.[3]

Architecture

Seventy-five oak piles were nailed to the floor of the İzmir Parachute Tower, which was built using reinforced concrete.[1] The tower, which has three terraces, is 4.5 metres (15 ft) above sea level and 48 metres (157 ft) above ground level.[1] There is an elevator in the middle of the tower and a spiral staircase around this elevator.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Paraşüt Kulesi" (PDF). Arkitekt (in Turkish). Vol. 1938, no. 1938-02 (86). pp. 40–42. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Türkiye'deki İkiz Paraşüt Kuleleri" (in Turkish). Sanal Alfabe. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "İzmir Fuarı'nda paraşüt heyecanı". Ege'de Son Söz (in Turkish). 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. ^ Kayın, Emel (July 2016). "İzmir Enternasyonal Fuarı ve Kültürpark İçin Bir Koruma Çerçevesi: Modern Miras, Kültürel Peyzaj ve Hafıza Temelli İrdelemeler" (PDF) (in Turkish). Mimarlar Odası İzmir Şubesi. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

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