Kuledibi ("''foot of the tower''" in
Turkish
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) is a
quarter of
İstanbul's Beyoğlu
Beyoğlu (, ota, بكاوغلی, script=Arab) is a district on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city (historic peninsula of Constantinople) by the Golden Horn. It was known as the region of Pera (Πέρα, meani ...
district. The term is generally used to describe the surrounding areas around the
Galata Tower. The region extends to the streets parallel to Voyvoda Street in the south, Okçu Musa Street in the west (forming the upper part of
Bankalar Caddesi), Yüksek Kaldırım Street in the east, Tımarcı Street and Şahkulu Street in the north.
[''Kuledibi'', Dünden Bugüne İstanbul Ansiklopedisi, c. 5, s. 114-115, İstanbul, 1994.]
Palazzo del Comune (
Ceneviz Sarayı), which was built in 1316 and served as the administrative center of the
Genoese colony
The colonies of the Republic of Genoa were a series of economic and trade posts in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Some of them had been established directly under the patronage of the republican authorities to support the economy of the local ...
in İstanbul is one of the main buildings in Kuledibi quarter. Sankt Georg Church, Hospital and School (
Avusturya Lisesi),
Church of SS Peter and Paul, Şehsuvar Bey Masjid and
Beyoğlu Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Beyoğlu (, ota, بكاوغلی, script=Arab) is a district on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city (historic peninsula of Constantinople) by the Golden Horn. It was known as the region of Pera (Πέρα, meani ...
are other major structures around
Galata Tower.
Architecture of Kuledibi, especially buildings that was constructed before 20th century, exhibits varying degrees of influence from Italian
Levantines that were living in İstanbul at the time.
Kuledibi, which was called ''La Kula'' ("The Tower") by
Judeo-Spanish
Judaeo-Spanish or Judeo-Spanish (autonym , Hebrew script: , Cyrillic: ), also known as Ladino, is a Romance language derived from Old Spanish. Originally spoken in Spain, and then after the Edict of Expulsion spreading through the Ottoman Empir ...
speakers, had a dense Jewish population until the 1950s.
and
Terziler Synagogue are the two temples that still serve the
İstanbul's Jewish community.
The
Camondo Steps, a pedestrian stairway designed with a unique mix of the
Neo-Baroque and early
Art Nouveau
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styles was also built by Ottoman-Venetian Jewish banker
Abraham Salomon Camondo.
See also
*
Galata
Galata is the former name of the Karaköy neighbourhood in Istanbul, which is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. The district is connected to the historic Fatih district by several bridges that cross the Golden Horn, most notabl ...
*
Genoese colonies
References
{{Beyoğlu
Quarters of Beyoğlu