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(Hurriyet Newspaper, 29 March 2019)
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And the walls come tumbling down...
The walls that form the continuation of the historic Galata Tower in
Karakoy, Istanbul, built by the Genoese 700 years ago, are crumbling
because of rain water. The Sen Piyer (Saint Pierre) Church is also in
danger of collapsing.
Sen Piyar Church in Karakoy
The Genoese began to settle in the Galata area after the end of the
Latin occupation of Constantinople in 1204. As the result of pressure
from the Venetians, the Genoese erected the walls between 1303-
1352 but only two of the wall's towers remain today The foundation
of the wall on Sair Ziya Pasa Avenue near the Galata Tower has
been washed out by rain.
Galata Tower was built by the Genoese in 1348.
Local shopkeepers became alarmed by this development so the
Beyoglu municipality has taken some measures to support the
wall. Shopkeeper Fevzi Tekin explained that "the walls are not
looked after very well. Last week it rained heavily here and the
rain washed out the foundation. The wall has to be restored.'
The Sen Piyar Church sits atop a section of the wall and its
collapse is unavoidable if no action is taken to bolster the wall.
The Genoese section is just below Pera.
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