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The climb up these steps in Galata that linked the financial and residential areas of Pera was and remains a formidable one. This partially explains the necessity that drove the construction of the world's second metro, the Tünel, in Istanbul. François Vallauri, the father of Alexander Vallaury, catered Tünel's opening ceremony. The Galata Steps, Beyoğlu, Istanbul (Sébah & Joaillier)

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Uploaded on November 1, 2017
Taken on March 10, 2012