Istanbul walk from Taksim square to golden horn.

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Carlos Zarco

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Distance: 3.66 mi
Elevation gain: 243 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 282 ft
Max elevation: 270 ft
TrailRank: 42
Min elevation: 8 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: one hour 13 minutes
Time: one hour 31 minutes
Coordinates: 987
Uploaded: May 21, 2019
Recorded: May 2019

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near Taksim, İstanbul (Türkiye)

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The tower was built in the 14th century by the Genoese who had semi-independence from the Byzantines. It was part of their fortification.
The tower was used as a prison and a fire tower during the Ottoman era. The nine-story tower is 66.90 meters tall and was the city’s tallest structure when it was built. The elevation at ground level is 35 meters above sea-level.
According to Evliya Çelebi, Ottoman historian and traveller, Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi flew as an early aviator using artificial wings from the tower to Üsküdar. The Sultan at the time initially taught of rewarding him, then changed his mind and sent him to exile in Algeria.
Today the observatory deck has a 360 degrees view of the city, from here you can observe the monuments that sit on the seven hills of historical peninsula. (Constantinople was built on the seven hills of the historical peninsula like Rome.)