Galata Tower

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... Wikipedia

• Former names:  Christea Turris (Tower of Christ)
• Type:  Touristic building, museum, exhibition place, Formerly: watchtower, observation tower, fire tower
• Style:  Romanesque
• Location:  Istanbul, Türkiye
• Completed:  1348
• Renovated:  1453, 1510, 1794, 1832, 1875, 1965-1967, 1999-2000, 2020, 2023
• Owner:  Directorate General of Foundations
• Architectural:  62.59 m (205.35 ft)
• Top floor:  40.04 m (131.36 ft)
• Diameter:  Interior: 8.95 m (29.36 ft), Exterior: 16.45 m (53.97 ft)
• Structural system:  Masonry
• Material:  Stone
• Floors:  11 (including the basement, the ground floor and the mezzanine)
• Lifts/elevators:  2
• Grounds:  208 m² (2,238.89 sq ft)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo