Maiden's Tower

Landmark

Lighthouse at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus in Turkey

The Maiden's Tower, also known as Leander's Tower since the Byzantine period, is a tower on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait, 200 m (220 yd) from the coast of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Maiden's Tower

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