Galata Serdar-ı Ekrem Street near Galata Tower and was built between 1861 and 1868; while the newer one is located at the corner between Felek Street and Hacı Ali Street and was built in 1881. Galatasaray S.K., one of the most famous football clubs of Turkey, gets its name from this quarter and was established in 1905 in the nearby Galatasaray Square in Beyoğlu (Pera), where Galatasaray High School, formerly known as the "Mekteb-i Sultani", also stands. "Galatasaray" literally means "Galata Palace". Galata Galata (in Greek was known as Galatas (Γαλατᾶς, "Galatás")) was a neighbourhood opposite Constantinople (today's Istanbul, Turkey), located
Galata, Cyprus had four watermills, and watermill of "Kyrillos" is still operational. In Galata there is Panagia tis Podithou (""), church from 1502, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with nine other Painted Churches in the Troödos Region. Church "Panagia Theotokos/Archangel Michael" from 1514. is located 100 m near "Panagia tis Podithou". Small church "Agios Sozomenos" from 1513 is in middle of village near big main Galata church "Panagia Odegetria" (Virgin Mary guiding), built in 1930. "Agia Paraskevi" and "Agios Georgios" are small 16th century churches on road between Galata and Kakopetria. "Agios Nicolaos" is small church from the 15th