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	==History==		==History==
	Galata Tower was originally constructed by [[Genoa\|Genoese]] settlers in 1348 as a part of a larger defensive compound consisting of towers, walls, and gates that protected Constantinople's northern border throughout the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Middle ~~Age}}s~~. However, the complex eventually became obsolete and was abandoned, most of which were dismantled by the time of the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]. However, the main tower was still used to spot fires throughout the city.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Galata Tower]]</ref>		Galata Tower was originally constructed by [[Genoa\|Genoese]] settlers in 1348 as a part of a larger defensive compound consisting of towers, walls, and gates that protected Constantinople's northern border throughout the [[Middle Ages]]. However, the complex eventually became obsolete and was abandoned, most of which were dismantled by the time of the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]. However, the main tower was still used to spot fires throughout the city.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Galata Tower]]</ref>

	Upon arriving in Constantinople in 1511, the [[Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Yusuf Tazim]] raced each other to the top of Galata Tower. With each using their [[Hookblade]], they managed to scale the landmark in less than a minute.<ref name="Revelations">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – {{Cite\|7 Apr 2021. Memories needed}}</ref>		Upon arriving in Constantinople in 1511, the [[Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Yusuf Tazim]] raced each other to the top of Galata Tower. With each using their [[Hookblade]], they managed to scale the landmark in less than a minute.<ref name="Revelations">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – {{Cite\|7 Apr 2021. Memories needed}}</ref>

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	In 1512, Ezio negotiated with Prince [[Ahmet]] to release [[Sofia Sartor]] for the keys. However, the Assassin [[Azize]] was held hostage atop the tower in an identical dress to deceive Ezio. After discovering the deception, Ezio located the real Sofia a short distance away and leapt from the tower, using his parachute to reach her.<ref name="Revelations" />		In 1512, Ezio negotiated with Prince [[Ahmet]] to release [[Sofia Sartor]] for the keys. However, the Assassin [[Azize]] was held hostage atop the tower in an identical dress to deceive Ezio. After discovering the deception, Ezio located the real Sofia a short distance away and leapt from the tower, using his parachute to reach her.<ref name="Revelations" />

	During the reign of [[Murad IV]] in the 17th century, a man named [[Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi]] strapped himself into a homemade glider one fine day in 1632, and threw himself off the tower's cornice. This act of flight took him over Galata and across the {{Wiki\|Bosphorus}} waterway, landing safely on the shores of the [[Asia]]n continent. Believing this to be supernatural, Murad paid Hezârfen a bag of gold coins and banished him to [[Algeria]].<ref name="Database" />		During the reign of [[Murad IV]] in the 17th century, a man named [[Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi]] strapped himself into a homemade glider one fine day in 1632, and threw himself off the tower's cornice. This act of flight took him over Galata and across the {{Wiki\|Bosporus\|Bosphorus}} waterway, landing safely on the shores of the [[Asia]]n continent. Believing this to be supernatural, Murad paid Hezârfen a bag of gold coins and banished him to [[Algeria]].<ref name="Database" />

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	Upon arriving in Constantinople in 1511, the [[Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Yusuf Tazim]] raced each other to the top of Galata Tower. With each using their [[Hookblade]], they managed to scale the landmark in less than a minute.<ref name="Revelations">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – {{Cite\|7 Apr 2021. Memories needed}}</ref>		Upon arriving in Constantinople in 1511, the [[Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Yusuf Tazim]] raced each other to the top of Galata Tower. With each using their [[Hookblade]], they managed to scale the landmark in less than a minute.<ref name="Revelations">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – {{Cite\|7 Apr 2021. Memories needed}}</ref>

	Later, upon learning that one of the [[Masyaf Key]]s was stored in the tower by [[Niccolò Polo]], Ezio entered Galata Tower to search for the artifact, only for the interior to collapse. Fortunately, Ezio was dropped into the caverns below and quickly located the key.<ref name="Revelations" />		Later, upon learning that one of the [[Masyaf Key]]s was stored underneath the tower by [[Niccolò Polo]], Ezio entered Galata Tower to search for the artifact, only for the interior to collapse. Fortunately, Ezio was dropped into the caverns below and quickly located the key.<ref name="Revelations" />

	In 1512, Ezio negotiated with Prince [[Ahmet]] to release [[Sofia Sartor]] for the keys. However, the Assassin [[Azize]] was held hostage atop the tower in an identical dress to deceive Ezio. After discovering the deception, Ezio located the real Sofia a short distance away and leapt from the tower, using his parachute to reach her.<ref name="Revelations" />		In 1512, Ezio negotiated with Prince [[Ahmet]] to release [[Sofia Sartor]] for the keys. However, the Assassin [[Azize]] was held hostage atop the tower in an identical dress to deceive Ezio. After discovering the deception, Ezio located the real Sofia a short distance away and leapt from the tower, using his parachute to reach her.<ref name="Revelations" />

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	\|location = [[Galata District]], [[Constantinople]]		\|location = [[Galata District]], [[Constantinople]]
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	The '''Galata Tower''', or the '''Galata Kulesi''', is a medieval stone tower located in the [[Galata District]] of [[Constantinople]], north of the [[Golden Horn]].		The '''Galata Tower''', or the '''Galata Kulesi''', is a medieval stone tower located in the [[Galata District]] of [[Constantinople]], north of the [[Golden Horn]].

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	Galata Tower was originally constructed by [[Genoa\|Genoese]] settlers in 1348 as a part of a larger defensive compound consisting of towers, walls, and gates that protected Constantinople's northern border throughout the {{Wiki\|Middle Age}}s. However, the complex eventually became obsolete and was abandoned, most of which were dismantled by the time of the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]. However, the main tower was still used to spot fires throughout the city.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Galata Tower]]</ref>		Galata Tower was originally constructed by [[Genoa\|Genoese]] settlers in 1348 as a part of a larger defensive compound consisting of towers, walls, and gates that protected Constantinople's northern border throughout the {{Wiki\|Middle Age}}s. However, the complex eventually became obsolete and was abandoned, most of which were dismantled by the time of the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]. However, the main tower was still used to spot fires throughout the city.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Galata Tower]]</ref>

	Upon arriving in Constantinople in 1511, the [[Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Yusuf Tazim]] raced each other to the top of Galata Tower. With each using their [[Hookblade]], they managed to scale the landmark in less than a minute.<ref name="Revelations">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref>		Upon arriving in Constantinople in 1511, the [[Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Yusuf Tazim]] raced each other to the top of Galata Tower. With each using their [[Hookblade]], they managed to scale the landmark in less than a minute.<ref name="Revelations">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – {{Cite\|7 Apr 2021. Memories needed}}</ref>

	Later, upon learning that one of the [[Masyaf Key]]s was stored in the tower by [[Niccolò Polo]], Ezio entered Galata Tower to search for the artifact, only for the interior to collapse. Fortunately, Ezio was dropped into the caverns below and quickly located the key.<ref name="Revelations" />		Later, upon learning that one of the [[Masyaf Key]]s was stored in the tower by [[Niccolò Polo]], Ezio entered Galata Tower to search for the artifact, only for the interior to collapse. Fortunately, Ezio was dropped into the caverns below and quickly located the key.<ref name="Revelations" />

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	Upon arriving in Constantinople in 1511, the [[Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Yusuf Tazim]] raced each other to the top of Galata Tower. With each using their [[Hookblade]], they managed to scale the landmark in less than a minute.<ref name="Revelations">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref>		Upon arriving in Constantinople in 1511, the [[Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Yusuf Tazim]] raced each other to the top of Galata Tower. With each using their [[Hookblade]], they managed to scale the landmark in less than a minute.<ref name="Revelations">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref>

	Later, upon learning that one of the [[Masyaf ~~Keys~~]] was stored in the tower by [[Niccolò Polo]], Ezio entered Galata Tower to search for the artifact, only for the interior to collapse. Fortunately, Ezio was dropped into the caverns below and quickly located the key.<ref name="Revelations" />		Later, upon learning that one of the [[Masyaf Key]]s was stored in the tower by [[Niccolò Polo]], Ezio entered Galata Tower to search for the artifact, only for the interior to collapse. Fortunately, Ezio was dropped into the caverns below and quickly located the key.<ref name="Revelations" />

	In 1512, Ezio negotiated with Prince [[Ahmet]] to release [[Sofia Sartor]] for the keys. However, the Assassin [[Azize]] was held hostage atop the tower in an identical dress to deceive Ezio. After discovering the deception, Ezio located the real Sofia a short distance away and leapt from the tower, using his parachute to reach her.<ref name="Revelations" />		In 1512, Ezio negotiated with Prince [[Ahmet]] to release [[Sofia Sartor]] for the keys. However, the Assassin [[Azize]] was held hostage atop the tower in an identical dress to deceive Ezio. After discovering the deception, Ezio located the real Sofia a short distance away and leapt from the tower, using his parachute to reach her.<ref name="Revelations" />

	During the reign of [[Murad IV]] in the 17th century, a man named [[Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi]] strapped himself into a homemade glider one fine day in 1632, and threw himself off the tower's cornice. This act of flight took him over Galata and across the {{Wiki\|Bosphorus}} waterway, landing safely on the shores of the [[Asia]]n continent. Believing this to be supernatural, Murad paid Hezârfen a bag of gold coins and banished him to ~~{{Wiki\|~~Algeria}}.<ref name="Database" />		During the reign of [[Murad IV]] in the 17th century, a man named [[Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi]] strapped himself into a homemade glider one fine day in 1632, and threw himself off the tower's cornice. This act of flight took him over Galata and across the {{Wiki\|Bosphorus}} waterway, landing safely on the shores of the [[Asia]]n continent. Believing this to be supernatural, Murad paid Hezârfen a bag of gold coins and banished him to [[Algeria]].<ref name="Database" />

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*One of [[Ishak Pasha]]'s [[Ishak Pasha's memoir pages\|memoir pages]] was located at the top of Galata Tower.		*One of [[Ishak Pasha]]'s [[Ishak Pasha's memoir pages\|memoir pages]] was located at the top of Galata Tower.
	*The [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations achievements\|achievement]] "'''Almost Flying'''" could be earned by [[~~Parachutes~~\|parachuting]] from the Galata Tower towards the Golden Horn.		*The [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations achievements\|achievement]] "'''Almost Flying'''" could be earned by [[Parachute\|parachuting]] from the Galata Tower towards the Golden Horn.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''

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	==History==		==History==
	Galata Tower was originally constructed as a part of a larger defensive compound consisting of towers, walls, and gates that protected Constantinople's northern border throughout the Middle ~~Ages~~. However, the complex eventually became obsolete and was abandoned, ~~although~~ the tower was still used to spot fires throughout the city.		Galata Tower was originally constructed by [[Genoa\|Genoese]] settlers in 1348 as a part of a larger defensive compound consisting of towers, walls, and gates that protected Constantinople's northern border throughout the {{Wiki\|Middle Age}}s. However, the complex eventually became obsolete and was abandoned, most of which were dismantled by the time of the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]. However, the main tower was still used to spot fires throughout the city.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Galata Tower]]</ref>

	Upon arriving in Constantinople in 1511, the [[Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Yusuf Tazim]] raced each other to the top of Galata Tower. With each using their [[Hookblade]], they managed to scale the landmark in less than a minute.		Upon arriving in Constantinople in 1511, the [[Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Yusuf Tazim]] raced each other to the top of Galata Tower. With each using their [[Hookblade]], they managed to scale the landmark in less than a minute.<ref name="Revelations">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref>

	Later, upon learning that one of the [[Masyaf Keys]] was stored in the tower by [[Niccolò Polo]], Ezio entered Galata Tower to search for the artifact, only for the interior to collapse. Fortunately, Ezio was dropped into the caverns below and quickly located the key.		Later, upon learning that one of the [[Masyaf Keys]] was stored in the tower by [[Niccolò Polo]], Ezio entered Galata Tower to search for the artifact, only for the interior to collapse. Fortunately, Ezio was dropped into the caverns below and quickly located the key.<ref name="Revelations" />

	In 1512, Ezio negotiated with Prince [[Ahmet]] to release [[Sofia Sartor]] for the keys. However, the Assassin [[Azize]] was held hostage atop the tower in an identical dress to deceive Ezio. After discovering the deception, Ezio located the real Sofia a short distance away and leapt from the tower, using his parachute to reach her.		In 1512, Ezio negotiated with Prince [[Ahmet]] to release [[Sofia Sartor]] for the keys. However, the Assassin [[Azize]] was held hostage atop the tower in an identical dress to deceive Ezio. After discovering the deception, Ezio located the real Sofia a short distance away and leapt from the tower, using his parachute to reach her.<ref name="Revelations" />

			During the reign of [[Murad IV]] in the 17th century, a man named [[Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi]] strapped himself into a homemade glider one fine day in 1632, and threw himself off the tower's cornice. This act of flight took him over Galata and across the {{Wiki\|Bosphorus}} waterway, landing safely on the shores of the [[Asia]]n continent. Believing this to be supernatural, Murad paid Hezârfen a bag of gold coins and banished him to {{Wiki\|Algeria}}.<ref name="Database" />

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	==~~Reference~~==		==Appearance==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''

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	[[ru:Галатская башня]]		[[ru:Галатская башня]]
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