Galata area of their settlement. These walls, including the mid-14th-century Galata Tower (originally "Christea Turris", "Tower of Christ", and completed in 1348) survived largely intact until the 19th century, when most were dismantled in order to allow further urban expansion towards the northern neighbourhoods of Beyoğlu, Beşiktaş, and beyond. At present, only a small portion of the Genoese walls are still standing, in the vicinity of the Galata Tower. Designed as an identical copy of the 13th century Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa, the palace of the Genoese podestà of Galata, Montano de Marinis (which was known as the "Palazzo del
The Landmark London was followed by several of the railway hotels it later returned to its original use, as demand for luxury hotels in London grew and the city centre expanded in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The building was purchased by a Japanese company in 1986 and reopened as a hotel in 1993, under the name of The Regent, London. In 1995, it was purchased by the Lancaster Landmark Hotel Company Limited, and renamed The Landmark London. The Landmark Group is a Thai company which opened a hotel called The Landmark in 1987 and owns several other hotels in London.