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Maiden’s Tower

Maiden's Tower

Since the medieval Byzantine period, 200 meters off the shore of the Salacak district in Üsküdar, at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus, a tower lyes on a small islet: The Maiden’s Tower (Turkish: Kız Kulesi).

Posted byozgurnevresMay 16, 2014May 16, 2014Posted inPlaces and SightsTags: Bosphorus, Leander's Tower, Maiden's Tower, Tower of Leandros

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