\u0130zmir denince ilk akla gelen imge hi\u00e7 ku\u015fkusuz Saat Kulesi ve Palmiye a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131d\u0131r. Ege co\u011frafyas\u0131na ve iklimine asl\u0131nda uygun olmayan Palmiyeler, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin modern \u015fehircilik ve meydan d\u00fczenlemesinde bir\u00e7ok Anadolu kentinde kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131za \u00e7\u0131kar fakat en \u00e7ok \u0130zmir ile \u00f6zde\u015fle\u015ftirilir.<\/p>\n
\u00c7anakkale\u2019de oldu\u011fu gibi, \u0130zmir\u2019de de \u015fehrin merkezindeki konumunu koruyan saat kulesi ayn\u0131 zamanda modernizmin t\u00fcm d\u00fcnyadaki zamansal bir simgesi; zaman\u0131n bilinmesi, b\u00f6l\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr\u00fclmesi, kullan\u0131lmas\u0131 anlam\u0131nda modernizmin en \u00f6nemli arac\u0131 olan saatin simgele\u015fmi\u015f mek\u00e2n birimidir. Konak Meydan\u0131\u2019nda bulunan ve 1901 y\u0131l\u0131nda yap\u0131lan \u0130zmir Saat Kulesi, II. Abd\u00fclhamit\u2019in tahta \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131n 25. y\u0131l\u0131 kutlamalar\u0131 kapsam\u0131nda hayata ge\u00e7irilmi\u015ftir. 81 metrekare tabanl\u0131, sekizgen formda ve 25 metre y\u00fcksekli\u011findeki \u0130zmir Saat Kulesi, \u0130zmirli mimar Raymond Charles P\u00e9r\u00e9 taraf\u0131ndan tasarlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r ve Osmanl\u0131 saat kulelerinin en estetik ve zarif \u00f6rneklerindendir. <\/p>\n
Orijinal Saat Kulesi\u2019nin bir de \u00e7an\u0131 vard\u0131r, her saat ba\u015f\u0131nda say\u0131s\u0131 kadar, her yar\u0131m saatte tek vuru\u015fla \u00e7alan bu \u00e7an, zaman\u0131, sade g\u00f6zlere de\u011fil kulaklara da ula\u015ft\u0131r\u0131rd\u0131. 1972 Depreminde d\u00fc\u015fen \u00e7an, bir daha yerine tak\u0131lmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r!<\/p>\n
\u00d6z\u00fcnde tropikal iklim bitkisi olan Palmiyenin, iklim ko\u015fullar\u0131 uygun olmamas\u0131na ra\u011fmen T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de bir\u00e7ok kentte t\u0131pk\u0131 saat kuleleri gibi modernist meydan ve cadde simgesi olarak kullan\u0131m\u0131 ilgin\u00e7 bir durum olu\u015fturmaktad\u0131r. Modernite, kent tasar\u0131m\u0131 ve palmiye ili\u015fkisi \u00f6zel bir ara\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lma konusu olabilir. Modern kent tasar\u0131m\u0131n\u0131n \u00fclkemizdeki iki simgesi Saat Kulesi ve Palmiyeler ile \u00f6zde\u015fle\u015fen \u0130zmir\u2019de d\u00f6nem d\u00f6nem \u00e7e\u015fitli hastal\u0131k ve salg\u0131nlar\u0131n tehdit etti\u011fi, hatta yok etti\u011fi palmiyelerin varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcrmesi i\u00e7in her d\u00f6nemde m\u00fccadele edilmekte, palmiyelerden vaz ge\u00e7ilmemektedir.<\/p>\n
Konak\u2019\u0131n eski ad\u0131 \u201cDolma\u201dd\u0131r, yani deniz doldurularak olu\u015fturulmu\u015ftur. Eski \u0130zmir grav\u00fcrlerinde, \u015fehir simgesinin palmiyeler de\u011fil ba\u015fkald\u0131ran yo\u011fun serviler oldu\u011fu g\u00f6r\u00fcl\u00fcr. Bug\u00fcn \u0130zmir, servi a\u011fac\u0131na \u201cmezarl\u0131k a\u011fac\u0131\u201d olarak kodlam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. \u0130thal palmiyelerin \u00f6ne \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131 bu alanda, H\u00fck\u00fcmet Kona\u011f\u0131 k\u00f6\u015fesindeki \u00e7\u0131nardan ba\u015fka \u0130zmir\u2019e ait bir flora kalmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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