<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The <b>Galata Tower</b> (Ottoman Turkish: <i>Galata Kulesi</i>) was a medieval stone tower located in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Galata%20district%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Galata%20district%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGalata%20district%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-2738046344eb9587e4916d" href="/wiki/Galata_district" title="Galata district" class="mw-redirect">Galata district</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Constantinople%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Constantinople%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BConstantinople%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-2738046344eb9587e4916d" href="/wiki/Constantinople" title="Constantinople">Constantinople</a>, north of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Golden%20Horn%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Golden%20Horn%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGolden%20Horn%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-2738046344eb9587e4916d" href="/wiki/Golden_Horn" title="Golden Horn">Golden Horn</a>. One of the city's most striking landmarks, it was a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominated the city skyline and afforded a panoramic vista of old Constantinople and its surrounding area.
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The '''Galata Tower''' (Ottoman Turkish: ''Galata Kulesi'') was a medieval stone tower located in the [[Galata district]] of [[Constantinople]], north of the [[Golden Horn]]. One of the city's most striking landmarks, it was a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominated the city skyline and afforded a panoramic vista of old Constantinople and its surrounding area.
==Gallery==
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Galatatower.png|[[Mirela Djuric]] in front of the Galata Tower.
Yne.png|[[Ezio Auditore]] and [[Yusuf Tazim]] atop Galata Tower.
The Galata Tower.jpg|An alternate view of the Tower.
The Galata Tower (Ottoman Turkish: Galata Kulesi) was a medieval stone tower located in the Galata district of Constantinople, north of the Golden Horn. One of the city's most striking landmarks, it was a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominated the city skyline and afforded a panoramic vista of old Constantinople and its surrounding area.