Golden Horn
Proper noun
Meaning
Golden Horn
A major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.
Examples
Freezing of the Golden Horn and the southern section of the Bosphorus took place in 1622.
The Galata Bridge spans the easy-to-defend inlet called the Golden Horn in the very heart of Istanbul.
Karaköy, a commercial neighborhood on the European side of the city, sits on the intersection of the Bosporus Strait and the Golden Horn.
The British one sank an obsolete Turkish pre-dreadnought battleship off the Golden Horn of Istanbul.
The Genoese had fought the Byzantines earlier in 1348 when the Byzantines had decreased their customs tariffs in order to attract trade to the Byzantine side of the Golden Horn.
The Venetians had factories on the north side of the Golden Horn, and large numbers of westerners were present in the city throughout the 12th century.