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View of the Golden Horn and the historic peninsula of Istanbul from the Galata Tower.. There are several theories concerning the origin of the name Galata.The Greeks believe that the name comes either from Galatai (meaning "Gauls"), as the Celtic tribe of Gauls were thought to have camped here during the Hellenistic period before settling into Galatia in central Anatolia; [citation needed] or ...
The Galata Tower (Turkish: Galata Kulesi), officially the Galata Tower Museum (Turkish: Galata Kulesi Müzesi), is a medieval Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey.
Falconet's 1763 sculpture Pygmalion and Galatea (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore). Galatea (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ə ˈ t iː ə /; Ancient Greek: Γαλάτεια; "she who is milk-white") [1] is the post-antiquity name popularly applied to the statue carved of ivory alabaster by Pygmalion of Cyprus, which then came to life in Greek mythology.
The Galata Bridge (Turkish: Galata Köprüsü, Turkish pronunciation: [ˈɡaɫata cœpɾyˈsy]) 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.
Andrzej Jan Gołota (Polish: [ˈandʐɛj ɡɔˈwɔta]; born 5 January 1968), [1] best known as Andrew Golota, is a Polish former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013.
Galatta Ganapathy is a 2003 Tamil language comedy film directed by Karthik Kumar. The film stars Pandiarajan and Sanghavi , with Vennira Aadai Moorthy , Vinu Chakravarthy , Vadivukkarasi , Chitti Babu , Sethu Vinayagam , Keerthana , Pandu and Mahanadi Shankar playing supporting roles.
Galatta Kalyanam (transl. Riotous Marriage) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by C. V. Rajendran and written by Gopu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa . It is based on Gopu and Sridhar 's play of the same name.
Galata is a 2014 Indian Telugu romantic comedy film written and directed by Krishna, making his debut. The film is produced by D.Rajendera Prasad Varma under the banner Creative Pixels.