galata tower

Galata Tower

The Galata Tower was built in1384.

It was the highpoint in the city walls of the Genoese colony called

Galata.

Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi , who lived in the 17th century in Istanbul, is

one of the first aviators to have succeeded in flying with artificial

wings. He is supposed to have been inspired by and used the studies of

Leonardo da Vinci on the flight of birds. He started flying from the

Galata Tower and managed to fly over the Bosphorus.

Now, it is used as a restaurant and is a "must see" in Istanbul.