Charming look at Istanbul's Galata Bridge, that has spanned the Golden Horn since the 6th century AD and has become a city in itself, peopled by merchants, thieves, tourists and fishermen Istanbul's Galata Bridge has spanned the Golden Horn since the sixth century AD, connecting the old city with the more Western districts to the north. But the bridge is a city in itself, peopled by merchants and petty thieves, tourists and fishermen, and at the same time a microcosmic reflection of Turkey as the link between Asia and Europe.
