Turkiye 2023 | Bankalar Caddesi - Galata Tower

Merhaba...gunaydin Istanbul...

Hari terakhir di Istanbul, Rabu 18 Oktober 2023...semua aktiviti kena stop sebelum pukul 6 petang sebab dah book airport transfer pukul 6 petang, flight kami pukul 11.20 malam. Airport transfer 50 euro (RM250) dari hotel ke Istanbul Airport.

Aktiviti pertama pagi ni ialah ke Galata Tower. Dari Sultanahmet turun di Karakoy. Disebabkan kawasan ni berbukit, kami nak naik furnicular F2, kemudian berjalan turun bukit dari stesen Tunel ke Galata Tower. Tapi tak jumpa pula jalan ke stesen furnicular. Jumpa Bankalar Caddesi, ikut sini saja lah..

dah mula mendaki sikit ke Bankalar Caddesi

hujan renyai², suasana nampak suram je

 

Bankalar Caddesi

Istanbul's financial district of Empayar Uthmaniyah

Bankalar Caddesi (Banks Street), also known as Voyvoda Caddesi in the historic Galata quarter (present-day Karaköy) of the district of Beyoğlu (Pera) in Istanbul, was the financial centre of the late Ottoman Empire.  During the late Ottoman period, the most important banks, financial institutions and insurance companies had their headquarters here. These institutions included the Ottoman Central Bank (originally established as the Bank-ı Osmanî in 1856, and later reorganised as the Bank-ı Osmanî-i Şahane in 1863) and the Ottoman Stock Exchange (originally established in 1866).

Bangunan di sini nampak begitu gagah perkasa, kukuh dan berseni. Ada yang dah bertukar jadi hotel, muzium dan galeri. Salah satunya ialah the Bank Hotel, dibawah Mariott Bonvoy. 

Bila nampak Mariott Bonvoy, teringat kat blogger Carneyz. Rupa²nya Carneyz juga dah beli tiket ke Istanbul pada masa ni.

Mencari bangunan bank yang dijadikan muzium dan galeri - Salt Galata

dah sampai di Salt Galata, pak guard cakap tak buka lagi

Tak dapat masuk sebab dibuka pukul 11.00 pagi. Masa ni pukul 9.30 pagi. Meneruskan perjalanan ke Galata Tower.

jom ke Galata Kulesi

ikut tangga Camondo Stairs

Camondo Stairs ni dibina oleh Jewish banker, Abraham Salomon Camondo, salah seorang financial advisor kepada Empayar Uthmaniyah, sebagai jalan short-cut untuk anak-anaknya ke sekolah dan untuk dia pergi ke tempat kerja di Bankalar Caddesi. A unique mix of the Neo-Baroque and early Art Nouveau styles, was built in circa 1870–1880.

  tinggi juga mendaki tangga ni, almost 90 darjah..adehh..kemudian sambung pula mendaki ikut lorong ni..

curam juga bukitnya, ingatkan pedestrian walk, rupanya kenderaan pun boleh lalu di sini..adehh..rasa nak patah pinggang mendaki 90 darjah. Kakak saya surrender, dia berpatah balik..saya meneruskan perjalanan..rupanya dekat je, corner kiri dah sampai Galata Tower..

dah sampai

 

harga tiket 650 TL (RM123)

 

the tower

 

The Galata Tower, officially the Galata Tower Museum, is an old Genoese tower. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the (lost) Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul. In 1267 a Genoese colony was established in the Galata part of Constantinople. It was surrounded by walls and the Galata Tower was first built at their highest point as the Christea Turris (Tower of Christ) in Romanesque style in 1348 during an expansion of the colony. At that time, the Galata Tower was the tallest building in the city.

 

Kawasan di sekitar Galata Tower ialah rumah² kediaman (mostly apartment),   kedai runcit, kedai souvenir, bakery, cafe, hospital pun ada (small one)..

 

kedai runcit Migros Jet
 

berjalan semula ke sini untuk turun 

ke Bankalar Caddesi

 

berjalan menuju ke Karakoy tram station

 

Sampai di Sultanahmet, snap gambar kedai² lejen di sini, kedai yg dah berabad kewujudannya..

 

Pudding Shop

 

Hafiz Mustafa Haci Ismail

cawangan Sultanahmet

 Naik hotel, ingatkan check-out pukul 11.00 pagi, rupanya pukul 1.00 tengahari.

yeayy..ada masa lagi untuk meronda..jom keluar..kita pergi yang dekat² je..