Galata Tower
Beyoğlu, Turkey
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Galata Tower is a medieval Genoese stone tower in the Galata part of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the Walls of Galata, most of which have since been demolished, it dates from 1349, stands 62.59 metres tall, and is now an exhibition space and museum, officially the Galata Tower Museum.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- tower, museum
- Materials
- stone
- Height
- 62.59 m
- Place
- Beyoğlu, Turkey
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