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2 unusual facts about Golden Horn


Golden Horn

For example, G. K. Chesterton's poem Lepanto contains the memorable couplet "From evening isles fantastical rings faint the Spanish gun, / And the Lord upon the Golden Horn is laughing in the sun."

The vision of Leonardo's Golden Horn Bridge was resurrected in 2001, when a small footbridge based on Leonardo's design was constructed near Ås in Norway.


Otoyol 1

It starts Osmaniye neighborhood in Bakırköy district on the European part, runs through the city over the Golden Horn and the Bosporus, and terminates in Söğütlüçeşme neighborhood of Kadıköy district on the Asian part.

Ottoman ship Mahmudiye

She was constructed by the naval architect Mehmet Kalfa and the naval engineer Mehmet Efendi on the order of Mahmud II (reigned between 1808–1839) at Tersane-i Amire, the Imperial Shipyard, on the Golden Horn in Constantinople.

Public transport in Istanbul

On January 30, 2005 it was extended from Eminönü to Fındıklı, crossing the Golden Horn on the Galata Bridge after 44 years without tram service on the bridge.

Suleiman Baltoghlu

After his failure to enter Golden Horn during siege of Constantinople, he is banished by Sultan Mehmed II (Devrim Evin).


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Emir Gamsızoğlu

Gamsızoğlu is also well-known for his chamber music collaborations with artists such as Chen Halevi, Marina Chiche, Natalie Clein and ensembles such as Belcea Quartet, Istanbul Trio and Golden Horn Brass Quintet.

Eric Gill works at the Midland Hotel, Morecambe

Neptune sits wearing a crown and Triton emerges from the sea, clasping his golden horn in his hands.

Galata

The Golden Horn is crossed by several bridges, most notably the Galata Bridge.