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Beyolu, residential section of Istanbul, in northwestern Turkey, bordering the Golden Horn and the Bosporus. It is the site of European churches of many denominations and the largest hotels in Istanbul. Beyoglu includes historic Pera, the area reserved by the sultans for foreigners and noted for the 14th-century Genoese Galata Tower and an old mosque. Points of interest in Beyoglu include the Avenue of Independence; Taksim Square (site of the Monument of the War of Independence or Statue of the Republic); the Opera House; Tophane Fountain; Galatasaray Lycée, a secondary school, founded at the end of the 15th century; the Technical University (1773); and Kasimpasa Naval College. Nearby are the Casino and Atatürk Museum. Two bridges, the Atatürk and the Galata, cross the Golden Horn on the south, linking residential Beyoglu with the center of Istanbul. Population (1990) 229,000.
