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Galata Bridge

The Galata Bridge is a bridge that spans the in , . From the end of the 19th century in particular, the bridge has featured in Turkish literature, theater, poetry and novels.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Galata Köprüsü”
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Galata Tower.

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The is the district of surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The , officially the Museum, is a medieval Genoese in the part of the district of , . 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. is situated 630 metres north of Galata Bridge.

Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in , . It was formerly a church and a . is situated 1½ km southeast of Galata Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eminönü and Karaköy.

Quarter
Photo: HALUK COMERTEL, CC BY 3.0.
, historically known as Pérama, is a predominantly commercial waterfront area of within the district near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait and the Sea of Marmara.

Quarter
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, the modern name for the old , is a commercial quarter in the district of , Turkey, located at the northern part of the mouth on the European side of Bosphorus.

Suburb
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a suburb.

Galata Bridge

Latitude
41.02005° or 41° 1′ 12″ north
Longitude
28.97318° or 28° 58′ 24″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8GHC2XCF+27
Open­Street­Map ID
way 280961352
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
12276832
Wiki­data ID
Q81523
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Galata Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Galata-brug”
  • Arabic: “جسر غلطة”
  • Armenian: “Գալաթայի կամուրջ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qalata körpüsü”
  • Basque: “Galata zubia”
  • Bosnian: “Most Galata”
  • Bulgarian: “Галата (мост)”
  • Bulgarian: “Галата”
  • Catalan: “Pont de Galata”
  • Catalan: “pont de Gàlata”
  • Catalan: “Pont de Gàlata”
  • Chinese: “加拉塔大桥”
  • Chinese: “加拉塔大橋”
  • Chinese: “加拉塔桥”
  • Chinese: “加拉塔橋”
  • Czech: “Galatský most”
  • Dutch: “Galata-brug”
  • Dutch: “Galatabrug”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى جالاتا”
  • Finnish: “Galatan silta”
  • French: “pont de Galata”
  • French: “Pont de Galata”
  • German: “Galata-Brücke”
  • German: “Galatabrücke”
  • Greek: “Γέφυρα του Γαλατά”
  • Hebrew: “גשר גאלאטה”
  • Hebrew: “גשר גאלטה”
  • Hebrew: “גשר גלאטה”
  • Hungarian: “Galata híd”
  • Italian: “ponte di Galata”
  • Italian: “Ponte di Galata”
  • Italian: “ponte sul Bosforo di Leonardo”
  • Italian: “ponte sul Bosforo”
  • Japanese: “ガラタ橋”
  • Korean: “갈라타 교”
  • Korean: “갈라타 다리”
  • Latin: “Pons Galatae”
  • Latvian: “Galatas tilts”
  • Macedonian: “Мост Галата”
  • Nepali: “गलाटा पुल”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Galatabroen”
  • Norwegian: “Galatabroen”
  • Ossetian: “Галатайы хид”
  • Polish: “Most Galaty”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte de Gálata”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte Gálata”
  • Romanian: “podul Galata”
  • Romanian: “Podul Galata”
  • Russian: “Галатский мост”
  • Serbian: “Мост Галата”
  • Slovak: “Galata Köprüsü”
  • Slovenian: “Galatski most”
  • Spanish: “puente de Galata”
  • Spanish: “puente de Gálata”
  • Spanish: “Puente de Gálata”
  • Spanish: “puente Galata”
  • Spanish: “puente Gálata”
  • Swedish: “Galatabron”
  • Turkish: “Cisr-i Cedid”
  • Turkish: “Eski Galata Köprüsü”
  • Turkish: “Galata Köprüsü”
  • Turkish: “Tarihi Galata Köprüsü”
  • Ukrainian: “Галатський міст”
  • Urdu: “غلطہ پل”
  • Urdu: “گالاتا پل”
  • Welsh: “Pont Galata”
  • Western Panjabi: “برج غلطہ”
  • Western Panjabi: “غلطہ پل”

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