Khan el-Umdan ("Khan of the Columns"), was built on the foundations of the crusaders' Dominican monastery. The khan received its name from the granite and porphyry columns which Ahmed el-Jazzar brought from Caesarea during its construction. Over the north entrance is a clock-tower commemorating Sultan Abdul Hamid's jubilee in 1906. The site overlooks the marina and port of Acre. In clear weather, Haifa and the Carmel mountain chain can also be seen.
Khan el-Umdan ("Khan of the Columns"), was built on the foundations of the crusaders' Dominican monastery. The khan received its name from the granite and porphyry columns which Ahmed el-Jazzar brought from Caesarea during its construction. Over the north entrance is a clock-tower commemorating Sultan Abdul Hamid's jubilee in 1906. The site overlooks the marina and port of Acre. In clear weather, Haifa and the Carmel mountain chain can also be seen.