Galata Tower (old) enabling them to enter the harbor and attack the city from the sea, where the walls were more easily scaled. This tower should not be confused with the present-day Galata Tower, which is still standing. The current tower was built by the Genoese in 1348, on a different site, at the northernmost and highest point of the citadel of Galata. The Genoese named the new tower as "Christea Turris" ("Tower of Christ"). The Byzantines, however, also called this new tower with the name "Megalos Pyrgos" ("Great Tower"). Galata Tower (old) The old Tower of Galata (, meaning "Great Tower") was
Stone City Stone City The Stone City () is the site of an ancient fortified city within Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. Almost all of the original city is gone; all that remains are portions of the massive city wall. The original town was built during the Warring States period (475-221 BC) by people from the Chu kingdom. The city was expanded during the Later Han Dynasty and a wall, about in circumference, was built around the Chu-era city. Sun Quan (182-252), ruler of the Wu Kingdom, had what is now called Stone City built on a hill overlooking the Yangtze. It was