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	==History==		==History==
	The Golden Horn since the times of the ancient [[Greece\|Greek]] colony of Byzantium has been used as a natural harbor due to its breath and depth.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Golden Horn]]</ref>		The Golden Horn, since the times of the ancient [[Greece\|Greek]] colony of Byzantium, has been used as a natural harbor due to its breath and depth.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Golden Horn]]</ref>

	Under the Byzantine Empire, it was used as a trading harbor and a popular residential area. Its entrance was blocked by a [[Great Chain\|~~huge~~ chain]] to stop unwanted ships from entering.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref>		Under the Byzantine Empire, it was used as a trading harbor and a popular residential area. Its entrance was blocked by a [[Great Chain\|large chain]] to stop unwanted ships from entering.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref>

	In 1502, [[Leonardo da Vinci]] projected a bridge to be built over the Golden Horn for the Ottoman Sultan, [[Bayezid II]]. It was intended to be a single span of 240 meters (787 feet), 8 meters (26 feet) wide, and 24 meters (78 feet) high from the water, but it was never built, as the Sultan did not believe a bridge could cross such a distance without breaking.<ref name="Database" />		In 1502, [[Leonardo da Vinci]] projected a bridge to be built over the Golden Horn for the Ottoman Sultan, [[Bayezid II]]. It was intended to be a single span of 240 meters (787 feet), 8 meters (26 feet) wide, and 24 meters (78 feet) high from the water, but it was never built, as the Sultan did not believe a bridge could cross such a distance without breaking.<ref name="Database" />
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	ACR chain01.jpg\|A part of the Great Chain		ACR chain01.jpg\|A part of the Great Chain
	Golden Horn 001.jpg\|The Golden Horn		Golden Horn 001.jpg\|The Golden Horn
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	[[File:The Golden Horn Database image.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Golden Horn]]		[[File:The Golden Horn Database image.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Golden Horn]]
	The '''Golden Horn''' (Ottoman Turkish: ''Haliç'') is a horn-shaped inlet on the European side of [[Constantinople]] that is fed by two small streams. It was a natural harbor where both [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] and [[Ottoman Empire]] fleets and commercial ships were anchored.		The '''Golden Horn''' (Ottoman Turkish: ''Haliç'') is a horn-shaped inlet on the European side of [[Constantinople]] that is fed by two small streams. It was a natural harbor where both [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] and [[Ottoman Empire]] fleets and commercial ships were anchored.

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

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	The Golden Horn since the times of the ancient [[Greece\|Greek]] colony of Byzantium has been used as a natural harbor due to its breath and depth.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Golden Horn]]</ref>		The Golden Horn since the times of the ancient [[Greece\|Greek]] colony of Byzantium has been used as a natural harbor due to its breath and depth.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Golden Horn]]</ref>

	~~During~~ the Byzantine ~~period~~, it was ~~later~~ used as a trading harbor and a popular residential area.Its entrance was blocked by a [[Great Chain\|huge chain]] to stop unwanted ships from entering.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref>		Under the Byzantine Empire, it was used as a trading harbor and a popular residential area. Its entrance was blocked by a [[Great Chain\|huge chain]] to stop unwanted ships from entering.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref>

	In 1502, [[Leonardo da Vinci]] projected a bridge to be built over the Golden Horn for the Ottoman Sultan, [[Bayezid II]]. It was intended to be a single span of 240 meters (787 feet), 8 meters (26 feet) wide, and 24 meters (78 feet) high from the water, but it was never built, as the Sultan did not believe a bridge could cross such a distance without breaking.<ref name="Database" />		In 1502, [[Leonardo da Vinci]] projected a bridge to be built over the Golden Horn for the Ottoman Sultan, [[Bayezid II]]. It was intended to be a single span of 240 meters (787 feet), 8 meters (26 feet) wide, and 24 meters (78 feet) high from the water, but it was never built, as the Sultan did not believe a bridge could cross such a distance without breaking.<ref name="Database" />

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	The '''Golden Horn''' (Ottoman Turkish: ''Haliç'') is a horn-shaped inlet on the European side of [[Constantinople]] that is fed by two small streams. It was a natural harbor where both [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] and [[Ottoman Empire]] fleets and commercial ships were anchored.		The '''Golden Horn''' (Ottoman Turkish: ''Haliç'') is a horn-shaped inlet on the European side of [[Constantinople]] that is fed by two small streams. It was a natural harbor where both [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] and [[Ottoman Empire]] fleets and commercial ships were anchored.

	The Golden Horn ~~was an old trading harbor and a popular residential area during~~ the ~~Byzantine period. Its entrance was blocked by a~~ [[~~Great Chain~~\|~~huge chain~~]] to ~~stop unwanted ships from entering~~.		==History==
			The Golden Horn since the times of the ancient [[Greece\|Greek]] colony of Byzantium has been used as a natural harbor due to its breath and depth.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Golden Horn]]</ref>

	In 1502, [[Leonardo da Vinci]] projected a bridge to be built over the Golden Horn for the Ottoman Sultan, [[Bayezid II]]. It was intended to be a single span of 240 meters (787 feet), 8 meters (26 feet) wide, and 24 meters (78 feet) high from the water, but it was never built, as the Sultan did not believe a bridge could cross such a distance without breaking.		During the Byzantine period, it was later used as a trading harbor and a popular residential area.Its entrance was blocked by a [[Great Chain\|huge chain]] to stop unwanted ships from entering.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref>

			In 1502, [[Leonardo da Vinci]] projected a bridge to be built over the Golden Horn for the Ottoman Sultan, [[Bayezid II]]. It was intended to be a single span of 240 meters (787 feet), 8 meters (26 feet) wide, and 24 meters (78 feet) high from the water, but it was never built, as the Sultan did not believe a bridge could cross such a distance without breaking.<ref name="Database" />

			In 1506, Bayezid invited [[Michelangelo]], a rival of Leonardo, to submit a design for the bridge. However, the young artist refused the Sultan's invitation outright, incensed that Leonardo had been asked first.<ref name="Database" />

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

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*The achievement '''Almost Flying''' could be awarded by parachuting off the top of the [[Galata Tower]] into the Golden Horn.		*The achievement '''Almost Flying''' could be awarded by parachuting off the top of the [[Galata Tower]] into the Golden Horn.
			*According to a legend, the founder of [[Constantinople\|Byzantium]], [[Byzas]], named the place in honor of his mother, the [[nymph]] {{Wiki\|Keroessa}}.

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	The '''Golden Horn''' (Ottoman Turkish: ''Haliç'') is a horn-shaped inlet on the European side of [[Constantinople]] that is fed by two small streams. It was a natural harbor where both [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] and [[Ottoman Empire]] fleets and commercial ships were anchored.		The '''Golden Horn''' (Ottoman Turkish: ''Haliç'') is a horn-shaped inlet on the European side of [[Constantinople]] that is fed by two small streams. It was a natural harbor where both [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] and [[Ottoman Empire]] fleets and commercial ships were anchored.