GALATA TOWER
Digital Ascent
528 AD
BYZANTINE ERA
Built as Christea Turris. A watchtower protecting Constantinople from invaders.
1348
GENOESE ERA
Genoese merchants rebuilt the tower. It became the highest point of the Galata walls.
1638
HEZARFEN AHMED ÇELEBI
He strapped on his wings and leaped from the tower. Crossed the Bosphorus and landed in Üsküdar. History's first successful flight.
THE ASCENT
Towards the Sky
The final steps... Light approaches.
ISTANBUL
View from the Summit
ASCEND
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