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A view of wonder Galata Bridge at night as long exposure (Turkish: Uzun pozlama olarak geceleyin muhteşem Galata Köprüsü'nün bir görüntüsü). The bridge has been known as the Cisr-i Cedid, or the New Bridge, and was constructed in 1845 by Valide Sultan, the mother of Sultan Abülmecid I (1823-1861). Admiral Hasan Ahmet Pasha renovated the bridge, putting it back into service in 1863 since it had been damanged in short span of time. At the end of 19th century, Aziziye Police Station adorned it with eclectic accents built in the fore part of the bridge in the Galata district in order to increase pedestrian traffic and to quell the emerging discontent of the public.

According to a story, Leonardo da Vinci was invited to Şehr-i Istanbul (Constantinople) during the reign of Sultan Bayezid II in the 16th century to build a bridge linking Eminönü to Karaköy. After Leonardo haddecided to come to Istanbul to built the bridge, he was later dissuaded Istanbul by the administration of the time. It appears from letters in the Topkapı Palace today that there was an action of Leonardo da Vinci on this head. The bridge building project of Leonardo da Vinci on the Golden Horn was implemented in Norway in 2000s. Furthermore, there were plans of another bridge project to be made on this site by Michelangelo.