Balat, Turkey is a neighborhood in Istanbul, sitting at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, near the Golden Horn. It's deeply symbolic—it is the bridge between East and West.
Fiducia Centrale is equidistant from the 180° longitude line, roughly the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean.
East from Balat: Through Asia: Iran → India → Southeast Asia → China → Japan → Pacific Ocean → ends at the International Date Line
West from Balat: Through Europe: Balkans → Western Europe → Atlantic → Americas → Pacific Ocean → also ends at the International Date Line
