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Maiden's Tower
Turkey, Turkey
Maiden's Tower, also known as Kız Kulesi or Leander's Tower, sits on a tiny islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey. First built around 408 BC by Athenian general Alcibiades as a wooden customs station, it was rebuilt by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos in 1110 as a stone defense tower with an iron chain stretching across the strait to block enemy ships.
Over centuries under Ottoman rule, it served as a lighthouse from the 18th century, a quarantine station during cholera outbreaks, a military depot, and now a popular café and museum offering panoramic views, recently restored to its 19th-century appearance.
Location
Salacak, 34668 Üsküdar/İstanbul, Türkiye
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