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    More information about "Kız Kulesi"

    Kız Kulesi

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    This article is about the Maiden's Tower in Istanbul, Turkey. For the

    similarly named historic tower in Baku, Azerbaijan, see Maiden Tower

    (Baku).

     

    The Maiden's Tower (Turkish: Kız Kulesi), also known in the ancient

    Greek and medieval Byzantine periods as Leander's Tower (Tower of

    Leandros), sits on a small islet located in the Bosphorus strait off

    the coast of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey.

     

    Maiden's Tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general

    Alcibiades in 408 BC to control the movements of the Persian ships in

    the Bosphorus strait.[1] Back then the tower was located between the

    ancient cities of Byzantion and Chrysopolis. The tower was later

    enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine emperor Alexius

    Comnenus in 1110 AD, and was restored and slightly modified several

    times by the Ottoman Turks, most significantly in 1509 and 1763.[2]

    The most recent facelift was made in 1998.[3] Steel supports were

    added around the ancient tower as a precaution after the 17 August

    1999 earthquake.

     

    Used as a lighthouse for centuries, the interior of the tower has been

    transformed into a popular café and restaurant, with an excellent view

    of the former Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman capital.[4] Private boats

    make trips to the tower several times a day.[5]

     

    Referances and Notes

     

    1 ^ Ana Britannica: Turkish edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.

     

    2 ^ Ana Britannica: Turkish edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.

     

    3 ^ Maiden's Tower official website: Restoration.

     

    5 ^ Maiden's Tower official website: Timetable of boat transfers to

    the tower.

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