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Wikipedia: The Golden Horn is a historic inlet of the Bosphorus dividing the city of Istanbul and forming the natural harbor that has sheltered Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and other ships for thousands of years. It is a scimitar-shaped estuary that joins the Bosphorus just at the point where that strait enters the Sea of Marmara, thus forming a peninsula the tip of which is "Old Istanbul". Its Greek and English names mean the same, but the significance of the designation "golden" is obscure.
![[Hayratiye Bridge (Cisr-i Atik)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/A_scene_of_daily_life_on_the_Golden_Horn_s.jpg "Hayratiye Bridge (Cisr-i Atik)")
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![[Seraglio Point from Pera, with the Bosphorus , the entrance of the Golden Horn , and the Sea of Marmara with the...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/View_of_the_Seraglio_Point_from_Pera_s.jpg "Seraglio Point from Pera, with the Bosphorus , the entrance of the Golden Horn , and the Sea of Marmara with the...")
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![[Boats on the Golden Horn.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Boats_on_the_Golden_Horn_s.jpg "Boats on the Golden Horn.")
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![[Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu) on the Golden Horn, as seen from the Galata Tower.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Golden_Horn_and_Sultanahmet_s.jpg "Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu) on the Golden Horn, as seen from the Galata Tower.")
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![[Wooden model corresponding to the bridge design above.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Leonardo_da_Vinci_Golden_Horn_Bridge_model_side_s.jpg "Wooden model corresponding to the bridge design above.")
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