Galata Tower

Old Genoese Tower

Site Id: 110
Locality: Istanbul
Address: Galata Tower, Istanbul
Coordinates: 41.025658, 28.974155
Period: Byzantine

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A.Savin, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons

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The Galata Tower (Turkish: Galata Kulesi), officially the Galata Kulesi Museum (Turkish: Galata Kulesi Müzesi), is an old Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the (lost) Walls of Galata,[1] the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul. More on Wikipedia

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Maps of Galata Tower archeological site, located in Istanbul, Türkiye.

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