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Summertime in Istanbul and a view of monochrome black white Galata Tower and Bridge in front of the Eminönü-Üsküdar Pier (Turkish: İstanbul'da Yaz Mevsimi ve Eminönü-Üsküdar İskelesi önünden Galata Kulesi ve Köprüsü'nün monokrom siyah beyaz bir görüntüsü).

Galata Tower, being one of the oldest and the most important towers in the world, made by Byzantium Emperor Anastasius in 507 under the name Lighthouse Tower. The tower was made by wood. Taking over the tower in 1348, Geneose rebuilt the tower with pile stone and named it Christ Tower. When Sultan Mehmet II (Fatih Sultan Mehmet) conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, the tower got under Ottoman Empire's management. In 15th century, it was used as dungeon and in 16th century, used as a fire tower. The first man who flew in history, in 17th century, Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi, put wooden wings to his arms and flew from Galata Tower to Üsküdar District of Istanbul. Damaged in the fire of Galata in 1832, the tower was restorated by Sultan Mahmut II and used as a sign tower. Also in the reign of Modern Republic of Turkey, in 1968, the tower gained its today's view and still used for touristic formation.

Source(s): galatatower.net - Photograph: Ayhan ÇAKAR