Located in the Galata quarter of İstanbul, the Galata Tower is one of the world’s oldest towers and a key city landmark, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List in 2013. Built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I in 507-508 AD, it was later raised by the Ottomans in the mid-1400s. After earthquake damage in the 1500s, it was repaired by architect Murad bin Hayreddin. A fire in 1831 led Sultan Mahmud II to add two floors and the iconic cone-shaped roof. The last major restoration was in 1967.
