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  • Galata Tower

  • Galata Tower

    Galata Tower, also called Christea Turris, is a medieval stone tower located in the Galata quarter of Istanbul, Turkey. It was built as Christea Turris (Tower of Christ) in 1348 AD during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople. The upper section of the tower with the conical cap was slightly modified in several restorations during the Ottoman period when it was used as an observation tower for spotting fires.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Galata Tower
    by G.dallorto, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Galata Tower

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2020

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Turkey

    Istanbul

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    14th Century AD

    Genoese

    Islamic

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    Genoese & Islamic Monuments

     

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