Galata Tower Galata Tower The Galata Tower ("Galata Kulesi" in Turkish) — called "Christea Turris" (the "Tower of Christ" in Latin) by the Genoese — is a medieval stone tower in the Galata/Karaköy quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, just to the north of the Golden Horn's junction with the Bosphorus. It is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline and offers a panoramic vista of Istanbul's historic peninsula and its environs. The nine-story tower is ( without the ornament on top, at the observation deck), and was the city's tallest structure when it was built. The elevation at ground level is above
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