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|image = Galata Tower Database image.png | |image = Galata Tower Database image.png | ||
|description = One of Constantinople's most famous landmarks. | |description = One of Constantinople's most famous landmarks. | ||
|location = [[Galata District]], [[Constantinople]] | |location = [[Galata District]], [[Constantinople]] | ||
|dateconstructed = 1348 | |dateconstructed = 1348 | ||
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The '''Galata Tower''', or the '''Galata Kulesi''', was a medieval stone tower located in the [[Galata District]] of [[Constantinople]], north of the [[Golden Horn]]. | The '''Galata Tower''', or the '''Galata Kulesi''', was a medieval stone tower located in the [[Galata District]] of [[Constantinople]], north of the [[Golden Horn]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Upon arriving in | 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. | ||
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. | ||
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==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 [[Parachutes|parachuting]] from the Galata Tower towards the Golden Horn. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign=" | <gallery captionalign="center" positoin="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | ||
The view 2.png|Ezio and Yusuf scaling the Tower | The view 2.png|Ezio and Yusuf scaling the Tower | ||
The Galata Tower.jpg|An alternate view of the Tower | The Galata Tower.jpg|An alternate view of the Tower | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | ||
[[Category:Constantinople]] | [[Category:Constantinople]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks]] | [[Category:Landmarks]] | ||
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The Galata Tower, or the 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 recognizable landmarks, it was a tall, cone-capped tower that dominated the city skyline and afforded a panoramic vista of old Constantinople and its surrounding area.
History
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.
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.
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.
Trivia
- One of Ishak Pasha's memoir pages was located at the top of Galata Tower.
- The achievement "Almost Flying" could be earned by parachuting from the Galata Tower towards the Golden Horn.
Gallery
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Ezio and Yusuf scaling the Tower -
An alternate view of the Tower -
The Galata Tower
