Golden Horn, Istanbul Rivers Walking Tour, Istanbul | 4K HDR
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- This walking tour was recorded on Thursday, June 22th, 2023 starting at 16:00
The Golden Horn (Turkish: Altın Boynuz or Haliç; Ancient Greek: Χρυσόκερας, Chrysókeras; Latin: Sinus Ceratinus) 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 Golden Horn help define the northern boundary of the peninsula constituting "Old Istanbul" (ancient Byzantium and Constantinople), the tip of which is the promontory of Sarayburnu, or Seraglio Point. This estuarial inlet geographically separates the historic center of Istanbul from the rest of the city, and forms a horn-shaped, sheltered harbor that in the course of history has protected Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and other maritime trade ships for thousands of years.
Throughout its history, the Golden Horn has witnessed many tumultuous historical incidents, and has been depicted in numerous works of art.
An hourly Golden Horn ferry service connects Üsküdar and Karaköy with most of the suburbs along the estuary. In 2021 the T5 tramline opened on the western shore of the Golden Horn. It runs from the Alibeyköy bus station as far as Cibali, beside the Atatürk Bridge, and an extension already in the making will continue it to Eminönü where it will intersect with the T1 tramline and several ferry services.
Description
The Golden Horn is the estuary of the Alibey and Kağıthane Rivers. It is 7.5 kilometers (4.7 miles) long, and 750 meters (2,460 feet) across at its widest. Its maximum depth, where it flows into the Bosphorus, is about 35 meters (115 feet). While the reference to a "horn" is understood to refer to the inlet's aerial silhouette, the significance of the designation "golden" remains more obscure, with historians believing it to refer to either the riches brought into the city through the bustling historic harbor located along its shores, or to romantic artistic interpretations of the rich yellow light blazing upon the estuary's waters as the sun sets over the city. Its Greek and English names mean the same, while its Turkish name, Haliç, simply means "estuary", and derives from the Arabic word khaleej, meaning "gulf". The following districts line the western shore of the Golden Horn from south to north: Cibali, Fener, Balat, Ayvansaray, Eyüp, Silahtarağa, Sakarya and Alibeyköy. The following districts line the eastern shore of the Golden Horn from south to north: Kasımpaşa, Hasköy, and Sütlüce.
At present, the Golden Horn is spanned by four bridges. Moving from upstream to downstream (i.e. northwest to southeast), these are as follows:
Haliç Bridge, completed in 1974, which connects the neighborhoods of Sütlüce and Defterdar
Atatürk Bridge, aka Unkapanı Bridge, completed in 1940, which connects Kasımpaşa and Unkapanı.
Golden Horn Metro Bridge, a pedestrianized railway crossing, completed in 2014, that extends subway line M2 of the Istanbul Metro across the Golden Horn
Galata Bridge (its fifth incarnation, completed in 1994), between Karaköy and Eminönü
The Eski Galata Bridge (literally, Old Galata Bridge), now-defunct, used to connect the downstream neighborhoods of Karaköy and Eminönü, but was disassembled and relocated upstream between Ayvansaray and Keçeci Piri following extensive damage in 1992 caused by a fire originating in the kitchen of one of the restaurants located on the bridge's lower level. Originally dating back to 1912, the now-retired structure is no longer used for vehicular or pedestrian traffic, but functions as a seasonal outdoor exhibit and event space attached to Haliç Park.
00:00 Intro
01:10 Golden Horn Metro Bridge
11:12 Golden Horn
20:30 Galata Bridge
25:00 Karakoy
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:10 Golden Horn Metro Bridge
11:12 Golden Horn
20:30 Galata Bridge
25:00 Karakoy
Hi I am loving your videos and watching this one found the colours brightness quite vivid and really eye catching. I see you recorded on your iPhone but wondered what settings you recorded on and did you do any adjustments in your adobe software or was it just for editing the footage?
Hello! Thank you for your comment! I appreciate it! I use HDR mode on iPhone, this mode is available on iPhone 12,13 and 14. I don't use any adjustments in Adobe premiere pro, just editing my footage (saturation and hue curve).
What’s the name of this walking bridge and what part of Istanbul is this
Golden Horn Metro Bridge, opened in 2014. On the Golden Horn, between Karakoy and Suleymaniye neighborhoods.