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( 632 9641; Ulucamii Mahallesi; mains
"
15; 9am-midnight)
Run by the municipality, this is
the best restaurant serving alcohol. The outdoor terrace and school-cafeteria-style interior
have panoramic views and reasonable food. It's located in a park 300m up the hill behind
the main street. You should avoid walking alone in the area at night.
SARMAŞIK LOKANTASI €
( 632 2741; Istiklal Meydani 6; mains
"
8)
One of the more dependable local restaurants on the
main street, with a heavy rotation of village stews, soups and rice dishes.
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Architecture
İzmir has a cosmopolitan past, with Jewish and Levantine communities still living
here, and its buildings display the mix of influences that created the city formerly
known as Smyrna. Look out for the following around Konak Meydanı and Kemeraltı
Bazaar.
1 KONAK CLOCK TOWER
(Saat Kulesi; Konak Meydanı)
This late-Ottoman clock tower, designed by the Levantine
French architect Raymond Charles Père, was built in 1901 to mark the 25th an-
niversary of Sultan Abdül Hamit II's coronation. Its ornate Orientalist style may have
been meant to atone for Smyrna's European ambience.
2 KONAK CAMII
(Konak Meydanı)
Beside the clock tower, this attractive mosque (1755) is covered in Kü-
tahya tiles.
3 KONAK PIER
(Atatürk Caddesi)
Gustave Eiffel, who designed Paris' famous tower, also designed the
site of today's shopping centre in 1890.
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