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Tourism Ministry plans to re-open Galata Tower for visits beginning October 2020

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Galata Tower, one of the icons of Istanbul, has been undergoing restoration work by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for some time. It has been announced that Galata Tower is scheduled to be opened for tourism again, beginning October.

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, arrived in Istanbul and his first stop was Galata Tower. The Minister received information from officials about the restoration and examined the work being done.

As a result of the restoration work, the historic Tower is planned to reopen to the public beginning October.

About Galata Tower

The tower located in the Galata district of Istanbul was built in 528, and is among the important symbols of the city. The Bosphorus and the Golden Horn can be viewed from the tower in a panoramic way. UNESCO included the tower on its World Heritage Tentative List in 2013. Galata Tower is one of the oldest towers in the world and was built by the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius in 528 as a lantern tower.

The tower, which was extensively destroyed in the 4th crusade in 1204, was later rebuilt in 1348 by the Genoese using masonry stones and called “The Tower of Jesus” in addition to the walls of Galata. When it was rebuilt in 1348, it was the largest building in the city.

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