Sushma Ramalingegowda
CHAPTER #3
CONSTANTINOPLE EDMONDO DE AMICIS
THE GALATA BRIDGE ISTANBUL, TURKEY
In 1452‌.
The Ottoman Turks transport their fleet overland into the Golden Horn
1453 FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
1502 - 1503
SULTAN BAYEZID – II
LEONARDO DA VINCI
3 WELL KNOWN PRINCIPLES OF GEOMETRY
PARABOLIC CURVE
KEYSTONE ARCH
THE PRESSED BOW
DA VINCI’S JOURNAL
Wooden model corresponding to Leonardo da Vinci's bridge design
International Exhibition Center of Crete, Italy
CISR-I CEDID BRIDGE – Early 19th Century Valide Sultan, Mother of Sultan Abdulmecid
WOODEN BRIDGE – 1863 Ethem Pertev Pasa, on orders of Sultan Abdulaziz
THIRD BRIDGE – 1875 - 1912 British Firm – G. WELLS
FLOATING BRIDGE – 1912 - 1992 German Firm - Hüttenwerk Oberhausen AG
GALATA BRIDGE – 1994 - PRESENT Turkish company – STFA. Bascule Bridge- 490m long, 42m wide deck.
ISTANBUL OLD CITY
ISTANBUL NEW CITY
ISTANBUL – ASIAN SIDE
ISTANBUL
GALATA BRIDGE
The bridge forms the CONNECTION between the Old & the New city of Istanbul
The FLOW of vehicles and people on the bridge
The cross FLOW of boats and cruises below the bridge
The ACTIVITIES on the bridge – Fishing & Street Sales, Under the bridge – Restaurants & Cafe
The location between The Bellagio and The Eiffel Tower is the appropriate place for the Bridge
The bridge spans over the lake in front of The Bellagio, assuming the lake to be the Bosphorous(of Istanbul) and there is a flow of boats under the bridge.
Connecting the Eiffel Tower to The Bellagio