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The Galata Tower (Turkish: Galata Kulesi), officially the Galata Tower Museum (Turkish: Galata Kulesi Müzesi), is a medieval Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey.
A view of Galata (modern Karaköy) with the Galata Tower (1348) at the apex of the medieval Genoese citadel walls, which were largely demolished in the 19th century to enable northward urban growth. Galata is the former name of the Karaköy neighbourhood in Istanbul, which is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn.
From left to right: The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Hagia Sophia, the Seraglio Point consisting of the Topkapı Palace and the Sea Walls, and the Galata Tower at far right, across the Golden Horn There are many landmarks in Istanbul.
Map of Istanbul's Historic Peninsula (lower left), showing the location of the Golden Horn and Sarayburnu (Seraglio Point) in relation to Bosphorus strait, as well as historically significant sites (black), and various notable neighborhoods An aerial view of Galata (foreground), the Historic Peninsula (background), and the new Galata Bridge, which straddles the Golden Horn and, connects its ...
Zülfaris Synagogue houses the Jewish Museum of Turkey Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata, prior to its renovation British Seaman's Hospital , usually mistaken for church. Now home to the state-run St George Eye Hospital The Galata or Karaköy Yolcu Salonu , Istanbul's old cruise ship terminal now serves as a Peninsula Hotel.
Kuledibi ("foot of the tower" in Turkish) is a quarter of İstanbul's Beyoğlu district. The term is generally used to describe the surrounding areas around the Galata Tower . The region extends to the streets parallel to Voyvoda Street in the south, Okçu Musa Street in the west (forming the upper part of Bankalar Caddesi ), Yüksek Kaldırım ...
Galataport is a 400,000-square-metre (4,300,000 sq ft) [1] mixed-use development located along 1.2 km (0.75 mi) of shore in the Karaköy (formerly called Galata) neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey on the European shore of the Bosporus strait near its confluence with the Golden Horn right in the heart of the city.
Galata Tower: Istanbul: ... National Air and Space Museum (with Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center) 3,100,000: 2023 [37] National Museum of African American History and Culture: