İstiklal Avenue Art Nouveau and styles; as well as a few Art Deco style buildings from the early years of the Turkish Republic, and a number of more recent examples of modern architecture; starts from the medieval Genoese neighbourhood around Galata Tower and ultimately leads up to Taksim Square. Galatasaray Square is located at approximately the center of the avenue and is home to the oldest secondary school in Turkey: the Galatasaray High School (Galatasaray Lisesi), originally known as the "Galata Sarayı Enderun-u Hümayunu" ("Galata Palace Imperial School"). In the historic Karaköy (Galata) district towards the southern end of the avenue, it
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