Galata Tower, Istanbul 2022 4K Walking Tour

This walking tour was filmed in Galata Tower, Istanbul

The Galata Tower or with the current official name Galata Kulesi Museum is a tower in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after the quarter in which it is located, Galata. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and one of the symbols of Beyoğlu and Istanbul.

During the Byzantine period the Emperor Justinian had a tower erected in what was to become Galata. This tower was destroyed during the Fourth Crusade.

The famous Galata Tower of today was first built in 1348 in Romanesque style as the Christea Turris during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople. At the time the Galata Tower, at 66.9 m, was the tallest building in Constantinople. After the Genoese colony was dismantled and the walls pulled down in 1453, the tower was used as a prison in the 16th century.

🎥Video Timeline Links:
00:00 Intro
00:51 Buyuk Hendek Street
04:00 Galata Tower
09:50 Salt Bae
11:30 Galip Dede Street
19:50 Tünel Square
21:10 İstiklal Avenue

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[garrysekelli]

Cool now i can avoid going there and just watch video.