Karaköy Square is an area in
Karaköy
Karaköy (), the modern name for the old Galata, is a commercial quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, located at the northern part of the Golden Horn mouth on the European side of Bosphorus.
Karaköy is one of the oldest and mo ...
at the north end of the
Galata Bridge
The Galata Bridge (, ) is a bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. From the end of the 19th century in particular, the bridge has featured in Turkish literature, theater, poetry and novels. The current Galata Bridge is just the la ...
on the northern bank of the
Golden Horn
The Golden Horn ( or ) is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. As a natural estuary that connects with the Bosphorus Strait at the point where the strait meets the Sea of Marmara, the waters of the ...
. It is between the opposing directions of the Kemeraltı Street which temporarily splits at Karaköy Square. The metro stop on a part of the square is called Karaköy Station.
File:19. Yüzyıl sonu Karaköy meydanı-Sebah & Joaillier.jpg, The Square at the end of the 1800's
File:Karaköy meydanı.jpg, From the square looking towards the Galata Bridge
The Galata Bridge (, ) is a bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. From the end of the 19th century in particular, the bridge has featured in Turkish literature, theater, poetry and novels. The current Galata Bridge is just the la ...
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Beyoğlu
Squares in Istanbul
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