Galata Tower welcomes visitors again

The repair and improvement works carried out by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in the Galata Tower have ended. With the restoration carried out under the guidance of modern technology and academics, Galata Tower began to accept visitors again.

Citizens took photographs on the panoramic observation balcony on the eighth floor of the tower, which attracted great attention from local and foreign visitors. On the sixth floor of the tower, little visitors played the video game “Find Istanbul” with their families. Additionally, the simulation on the second floor, in which Hezarfen Ahmed Çelebi’s flight from the Galata Tower to Üsküdar was shown as an animation, was experienced.

A maxImum of 100 people wIll be allowed to enter

The projects prepared in line with technical analyzes and georadar reports on the reinforced concrete structures added to the Galata Tower between 1964 and 1967 were implemented with modern technologies and under the guidance of expert academics in their fields. The restoration work was completed in accordance with the rules of science and art. The building was designed to protect cultural heritage and host visitors and migratory birds. Within the framework of visitor management planning in the tower, controlled entries will be allowed for a maximum of 100 people per hour.