Galata, Pera, Beyoglu: A Biography
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In Greek pera means 'the other side', at first in the general sense of 'across the Golden Horn', later restricted to medieval Galata, and still later to the heights above.
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... in 1876 the underground funicular known as Tunel was opened, carrying passengers from Karaköy to the lower end of Grand Rue de Pera (Istiklal Street) and sparing them the long climb uphill on the ancient step street known as Yüksek Kaldırım.
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Procopius tells us that men were sent to climb the towers of the fortifications of Sycae , tear off the roofs, fill the towers with dead bodies and then replace the roofs. He adds that 'as a result of this an evil stench pervaded the city, further distressing the inhabitants.'
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