The Architect · Yusuf · Istanbul
Galata & Karaköy Walk
This is where the city's money and trade were built in stone. Walk it downhill and read three centuries in ten minutes.
The steep quarter below the tower — Genoese lanes, 19th-century bank buildings, and old han courtyards down to the waterfront.
— Yusuf, The Architect
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