Maiden's Tower

Leander's Tower, Kız Kulesi, Maiden's Tower, Leander's Tower, Tower of Leandros
Turkey, Istanbul
Visit: Paid
Rating 6.0
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Maiden's Tower

Leander's Tower, Kız Kulesi, Maiden's Tower, Leander's Tower, Tower of Leandros
Turkey, Istanbul
The Maiden Tower is located on a small island in the Bosphorus Strait in the Uskyudar district (the Asian part of Istanbul). The tower is one of the symbols of the city and many legends are associated with it. Throughout its history, the Maiden's Tower has been used for various purposes - it served as a place for collecting taxes from merchant ships, a defense tower, a prison, a lighthouse and a radio station. And in 1830, during the cholera epidemic, the tower also served as a quarantine isolator. For a short time, Kyz Kulesi was the cultural center of Istanbul - the so-called "republic of poetry" was located there.
Now on the territory of a small island with the Maiden Tower there is a souvenir shop, an observation deck on the tower, as well as a cafe and a restaurant. You can get to the tower only on small boats that depart from the piers of Kabatash (European part) and Uskudar (Asian part).
Maiden's Tower
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All reviews (1)
Traveled 8 years ago
Rating 6
The tower stands on the Asian side, right in the waters of the Bosphorus, not far from the coast. Nothing particularly significant happened in it, and it cannot be called architecturally beautiful either. But a good location near the center of Asian Istanbul, and a romantic view attract not only tourists, but also Aivazovsky, who captured her in one of his famous paintings. Functionally, it was a lighthouse, and now a restaurant.
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