Castle· Üsküdar, İstanbul

Kız Kulesi

Built1110StyleOttoman architecture

Kız Kulesi is a castle in Üsküdar, İstanbul; The Maiden's Tower, also known as Leander's Tower since the Byzantine period, is a tower set on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait, about 200 meters off the Salacak shore near Üsküdar in Istanbul.

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Source: Kültür Envanteri · Kültür Portalı · Wikidata This information is compiled from the sources shown.

The Maiden's Tower, also known as Leander's Tower since the Byzantine period, is a tower set on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait, about 200 meters off the Salacak shore near Üsküdar in Istanbul.

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