Galataport Istanbul / shopping in istanbul / best place in istanbul / istanbul turkey vlog

Описание: Galataport is a 400,000-square-metre mixed-use development located along 1.2 km of shore in the Karaköy neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey on the European shore of the Bosporus strait near its confluence with the Golden Horn right in the heart of the city. Galataport lies just a little way northeast of the ferry terminal at Karaköy which was the city's original terminal for passenger ships. By the late 20th century that site was no longer suitable to accommodate the growing number of ever larger cruise ships wanting to drop anchor in the city so a new site was sought. The location selected had long been home to warehouses associated with the port but most of these had fallen out of use. By the end of the 20th century it was best known as being the location of the Istanbul Modern art gallery (housed in an old warehouse) and a string of nargile (water-pipe) cafes popular with young people. But a line of grand buildings, most stripped of a purpose, stretched north from Karaköy, just waiting to be given new life. Most conspicuous of these was the Paket Postanesi, the old parcel sorting office, but the old Customs Office was also a very striking building. The cruise terminal covers 29,000 sq metres of land and spreads along 1.2 kilometres of shore, with views across the water to the historic peninsula of Istanbul with Topkapı Palace and the Ayasofya Mosque at its heart. It has space for three large cruise ships to dock side by side behind specially designed screens that rise to ensure that no one can leave the ships without passing through the Customs and Immigration facilities but that are retracted when no ships are in port. Customs and Immigration facilities are located underground, with most of the overground space taken up by shops, restaurants and offices. Many familiar international chains such as Starbucks and Burger King have opened branches here alongside Turkish chain stores such as Kahve Dünyası, D&R and Baylan. The shore area connecting the main part of the cruise terminal to the Karaköy ferry terminal and the Galata Bridge has also been redeveloped as part of the Galataport project.
The shopping and dining complex consists of one large group of modern buildings (block at the northern end of Galataport, as well as the Paket Postanesi ("package post office"), designed by S Saboureaux and opened in 1911 has been restored to house shops and exhibition space. All in all, these areas are 52,000 sqm in area.
There are 250 shops and restaurants and other food service outlets in total, including branches of the Hafiz Mustafa 1864 baklava and dessert café, Beymen luxury department store, and Vakko Group's Vakkorama, a junior department store aimed at younger shoppers, and many other well-known international and Turkish retailers.

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