This
is one of the first buildings I encountered when I crossed the Galata bridge.
Pretty obviously Italian in its design; but does it date from the period of
Italian residency here? Galata is an urban district on the north shore of the Golden Horn. It was developed in the high middle ages by the Genoese as a trading colony adjacent to Constantinople.
This
is one of the first buildings I encountered when I crossed the Galata bridge.
Pretty obviously Italian in its design; but does it date from the period of
Italian residency here?
The neighborhood,
going up the hill, is extremely dense.
From Galata Tower you get a wonderful overview of the neighborhood.
Note the new universal roof decoration: satellite dishes.
Istanbul
panorama 1: Suleymaniye mosque on the ridge, University Tower to the left of
it.
Panorama
2: Galata Bridge in the middle, University Tower on the right.
Panorama
3: Sultan Ahmet mosque on the right, Hagia Sofiya on the left.
Galata,
the Bosphorous, and the Bosphorous bridge.