Galata to Rumeli Feneri

When we start to tour in Galata, where the Golden Horn meets the Bosphorus, we can find out the natural and historical beauties on the European side. The Karakoy Pier, passengers harbor of the city, comes after the Maritime Lines management next to the Galata Bridge. The pier was built in 1894, and made it possible for Galata, which was the financial and trade center in the Ottoman period, to establish trade links with the world.
In the district of Tophane, the building left of the coastal highway, is the Cannonry, which was built

with order of Kanuni over of the ruins of the buildings dating back to the Mehmet IPs period. Similarly, the name of the district is derived from this early cannonry of the Ottomans.
At the opposite of the Cannonry is the Kihc Ali Pasha Mosque, which was built in 1580 by the Architect Sinan for Admiral Kihc Ali Pasha. Next to the mosque is the Tophane Fountain, which built with the order of Sultan Mahmud I; this fountain was completely ruined as a result of a fire, and restored in 1957. It has a rich decoration.

Next to the green Tophane Summer Palace, which was built by English Architect James Smith in the 1850's, is the Nusretiye Mosque, which is one of the most beautiful baroque mosques in the city.

The mosque has two thin minarets with two balconies, and a dome. It was built under the auspices of Mahmud II by architect Kirkor Balyan in the first half of the 19th century. After passing by Kabatag, which has grown into a center of marine transportation with the piers for ferries and sea-busses.

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