Galata Tower
Istanbul
The Galata Tower, officially the Galata Tower Museum, is a medieval Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the mostly demolished Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul.
Photo: GrandEscogriffe (CC BY-SA 4.0); Jerome Maurand, 1544 (Public domain); Ivan Aivazovsky (Public domain)
Photo: GrandEscogriffe (CC BY-SA 4.0); Jerome Maurand, 1544 (Public domain); Ivan Aivazovsky (Public domain)