Galata Tower
Galata Tower, or Galata Tower Museum, its name since it began to be used as a museum, is a tower located in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul. It takes its name from the Galata neighborhood where it stands.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 35 metres (115 feet)
- …is also known as “Galata Kulesi”
- …was formerly known as “Christea Turris”
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- …dates from 1348
- …stands 63 metres (205 feet) tall
- …has 9 floors
- …has a pyramidal roof
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM–8:30 PM
- Description: historical tower in İstanbul
- Address: Bereketzade Mahallesi, İstanbul, 34420
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Galata Tower
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Latitude
41.02564° or 41° 1′ 32″ north
Longitude
28.97421° or 28° 58′ 27″ east
Open location code
8GHC2XGF+7M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yakut—“Galata Tower” goes by many names.
Galata-toringAfrikaans
Kulla e GallatësAlbanian
برج غالاتاArabic
برج غالاطاArabic
برج غلطةArabic
Գալաթայի աշտարակArmenian
Torre GalataAsturian
Qalata qülləsiAzerbaijani
Ғалата башняһыBashkir
Истанбулдағы Ғалата башняһы, Истанбулдың Ғалата башняһы-музейыBashkir
Galata dorreaBasque
Галацкая вежаBelarusian
Kula GalataBosnian
ГалатаBulgarian
Torre de GàlataCatalan
تاوەری گالاتاCentral Kurdish
加拉塔石塔Chinese
加拉达塔Chinese
加拉达石塔Chinese
加拉達塔Chinese
加拉達石塔/加拉达石塔Chinese
Toranj GalataCroatian
Galatská věžCzech
Qulay GalataDimli (individual language)
GalatatorenDutch
Galata-turoEsperanto
Galata tornEstonian
Galatan torniFinnish
გალათას კოშკიGeorgian
გალატას კოშკიGeorgian
Πύργος ΓαλατάGreek
Πύργος του ΓαλατάGreek
מגדל גלאטהHebrew
गलाता टवरHindi
Galata KulesiHungarian
Galata-toronyHungarian
Menara GalataIndonesian
Torre di GalataItalian
ガラタ塔Japanese
Галата мұнарасыKazakh
갈라타 타워Korean
갈라타 탑Korean
La Kula de GalataLadino
Galata bokštasLithuanian
Кула ГалатаMacedonian
GalataMalay
Menara GalataMalay
GalatatårnetNorwegian
GalatatårnetNorwegian Bokmål
Галатайы мæсыгOssetian
برج گالاتاPersian
Galata KulesiPolish
Wieża GalataPolish
Wieża GalatyPolish
Turnul GalataRomanian
Галатская башняRussian
Galata TouerScots
Кула ГалатаSerbian
Kula GalataSerbo-Croatian
Galata KulesiSlovak
Galatski stolpSlovenian
قالاتا بورجوSouth Azerbaijani
Галата манарасыTatar
Galata KulesiTurkish
Галатська баштаUkrainian
برج غلطہUrdu
برج گالاتاUrdu
Galata qal’asiUzbek
Tore de GalataVenetian
گلاٹا ٹاورWestern Panjabi
Галата башнятаYakut
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