~3 min
Galata Tower
Bereketzade, Galata Kulesi, Beyoğlu
iconicviewpointarchitecture
In 1638, a man named Hezarfen Ahmed Çelebi reportedly strapped on a pair of wings, launched himself from the top of this tower, and glided across the Bosphorus to land in Üsküdar on the Asian side — making what might have been the first intercontinental flight in history, two and a half centuries before the Wright brothers.
~3 min
Rumeli Fortress
Yahya Kemal Cd., Hisar Ustu, Sariyer, 34470, Türkiye
historymilitaryarchitecture
Sultan Mehmed II built this fortress in just four months, and it changed the course of history.
~3 min
Theodosian Walls
Topkapı, Fatih
historyancientmilitary
For a thousand years, these walls were the most formidable fortification system in the world, and they worked.
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