Galata Tower Istanbul 3D model for 3D print 3D print model

Modern style modeling of Galata Tower at Istanbul Taksim

I modeled this from scratch, writing GALATA TOWER at the base, ready for 3D printing and for other online/offline usage.

Galata Tower, which saw 2 empires is the most popular sight-seeing tower in Istanbul. The first wooden-tower construction date is not clear but either in 507 A.C. Justinianus or 528 A.C. Anastasios. Served as a light-tower and called as Great Tower and also later as Jesus Tower in Genoian times. It was demolished in Latin invasion in 1204 A.C. and rebuilt in 1348 A.C. with actual stones.

After Ottoman rule, it was ruined by the earthquake 1509 A.C. and renovated by the famous architect Hayrettin. In ottoman rule it was partly a prison for a short of time and an observatory working for science. The most popular figure was connected to this tower is Hazarfen Ahmet Çelebi who as told flied with artificial wings from this tower to the asian side of Istanbul at 1632 A.C. (historically questionable)