Galata Bridge
The lowest crossing near the mouth links Eminönü with Karaköy. It is the busiest point on the water, and its outline marks the entrance to the inlet.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Türkiye
Golden Horn — Golden Horn Map Poster & Print
41.0412° N / 28.9551° E
A long, curved estuary cutting into Istanbul's European side, crossed by bridges and lined on both banks with old quarters
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In pariete
Golden Horn domi
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Golden Horn Map Poster & Print
The Golden Horn is a narrow inlet that curves north-west from the Bosphorus for several kilometres. It separates Istanbul's historic peninsula from Galata and Beyoğlu on the far shore. On a map, its shape explains the name: a slender, horn-like body of water, wide at the mouth and tapering inland, where two streams feed into it.
For centuries this was one of the finest natural harbours in the Mediterranean world. In Byzantine times, a great chain was stretched across its mouth to keep enemy fleets out. The shores were later lined with shipyards, warehouses and dense neighbourhoods such as Fener and Balat, whose streets still come right down to the water on the southern bank.
Today several bridges cross the inlet, from the Galata Bridge near the mouth to the Atatürk Bridge and the Haliç metro bridge further in. A Golden Horn map poster places water at the centre of the composition. The city presses in from both sides, and the bridges stitch the two halves together in a series of fine lines.
- Coordinatae
- 41.0412° N / 28.9551° E
- Regio
- Golden Horn, District · Turkey
The horn's curve
The inlet bends gently as it narrows inland. This gives the map a long, sweeping body of water rather than the straight line of a river.
Fener and Balat
These historic neighbourhoods on the southern bank climb from the waterline in a tight mesh of streets. They show how closely the old city once lived with the harbour.
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Golden Horn: partem tuam in forma pone
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Cur Golden Horn
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Anyone who has crossed the Galata Bridge at dusk or taken a ferry up the inlet knows how much of Istanbul is defined by water. This map puts the Golden Horn at the centre, just as the city does.
You can change the title, subtitle and coordinates line to mark a trip, a move or a family story. Pick one of five styles. Blueprint emphasises the water as a clean field, while Noir makes the shorelines glow against a dark ground.
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| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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Golden Horn Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Quomodo tabulam Golden Horn emere possum?
Elige formam in summa pagina, deinde selige Tabulam Typis Impressam — magnitudinem et, si vis, compagem — vel Fasciculos Digitales HD. Emptio uno gradu conficitur, et pagina emptionis tuae statim renovatur ubi primum solutio confecta est.
Qualis est tabula Golden Horn typis impressa?
In charta opaca praestanti 200 gsm typis imprimitur, una ex sex magnitudinibus, a 30 × 40 cm usque ad 24 × 36″. Tabulae typis impressae incipiunt a $39, missione inclusa.
Possumne tabulam Golden Horn compagine inclusam emere?
Ita. Elige compagem ex solido ligno, colore nigro, albo, quercu naturali vel ligno obscuro. Vitro infrangibili instructa venit et ad suspendendum parata est. Tabulae compagine inclusae incipiunt a $99, missione inclusa.
Quantum temporis missio sumit, et quanti constat?
Missio gratuita est in plus quam 60 terras. Quodque poster ab proximo ex sociis nostris typographicis in plus quam 30 terris imprimitur et plerumque intra 3–7 dies negotiales advenit. Statum et vestigium sub «Mea mandata» sequi potes. Quaedam terrae 2–5 hebdomades requirunt, et ubi nondum mittimus, situs te ante solutionem monet.
Quid si tabula mea laesa pervenit?
Mitte nobis imaginem intra 14 dies post missionem acceptam, et eam gratis iterum imprimemus vel pecuniam tibi reddemus.
Possumne nomina nostra vel diem tabulae Golden Horn addere?
Ita. In instrumento huius paginae, titulum, subtitulum et lineam coordinatarum ad libitum muta, et formam ac magnitudinem elige. Emptiones typis impressae, compagine inclusae et digitales omnes exacte figuram tuam adhibent.
Quid cum fasciculis digitalibus HD accipio?
Pro $9 accipis fasciculos PNG 300 DPI et PDF ad imprimendum paratos in omnibus sex magnitudinibus, sine nota aquatica, ut ubique imprimere possis. Nondum certus es? Prius specimen gratuitum cum nota aquatica demitte.