GALATA TOWER
The Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi in Turkish) — called
Christea Turris (the Tower of Christ in Latin) by the
Genoese — is a medieval stone tower in the
Galata/Karaköy quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, just to the
north of the Golden Horn.
One of the...
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GALATA TOWER
The Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi in Turkish) — called
Christea Turris (the Tower of Christ in Latin) by the
Genoese — is a medieval stone tower in the
Galata/Karaköy quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, just to the
north of the Golden Horn.
One of the city s most striking
landmarks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that
dominates the skyline and offers a panoramic vista of Old
Istanbul and its environs.
Description
The nine-story tower is 66.
90 meters tall (62.
59 m
without the ornament on top, 51.
65 m at the observation
deck), and was the city s tallest structure when it was
built.
The elevation at ground level is 35 meters above
sea-level.
The tower has an external diameter of 16.
45 meters at the base, an 8.
95 meters
diameter inside, and walls that are 3.
75 meters thick.
There is a restaurant and café on its upper floors which command a magnificent view of
Istanbul and the Bosphorus.
Also located on the upper floors is a night club which hosts a
Turkish show.
There
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