Galata Kulesi

Galata Tower
Galata Kulesi
Galata Tower (February 2020)
Former names	Turris Sancte Crucis (Holy Cross Tower)
General information
Type	Touristic building museum exhibition place Formerly: watchtower observation tower fire tower
Architectural style	Romanesque
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates	41°1′32.36″N 28°58′26.96″E / 41.0256556°N 28.9741556°E / 41.0256556; 28.9741556
Completed	1348; 676 years ago (1348)
Renovated	1453 1510 1794 1832 1875 1965-1967 1999-2000 2020
Owner	Directorate General of Foundations
Height
Architectural	62.59 m (205 ft)
Top floor	40.04 m (131 ft)
Dimensions
Diameter	Interior: 8.95 m (29.4 ft) Exterior: 16.45 m (54.0 ft)
Technical details
Structural system	Masonry
Material	Stone
Floor count	11 (including the basement, the ground floor and the mezzanine)
Lifts/elevators	2
Grounds	208 m2 (2,240 sq ft)

The Galata Tower (Turkish: Galata Kulesi), officially the Galata Tower Museum (Turkish: Galata Kulesi Müzesi), is an old Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the (lost) Walls of Galata,^[1] the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul.