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The Galata Tower was constructed in 1348, by the Geneose, settled in Galata (a region in Istanbul) in the 14th century. To prevent their region from the strangers and enemy attacks they built this tower attached to the fortresses of Galata. It is the main tower of the Galata Fortresses. In the 16th century it was used as a dungeon for the slaves working in Kasimpasa dockyard, later it was transformed to a depot for the dockyard. The first flight of the world was done from this tower to Uskudar by Hazerfan Ahmed Celebi.
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The Galata Tower has an inner diameter is 8.95 meters and outer diameter is 16.45 meter and follows as a segment from the width of the wall. After the fourth floor, the embrasure gives the impression of the Turkish style, and at the fifth floor there are holes for the cannon balls. From the floor to the end of the cornet at the top its height is 66.90 meters. The seventh and the eighth floors have fourteen windows each.
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