A Romantic Sunset at the Maidens Tower in Istanbul Turkey
The Maidens Tower , also known as Leanders Tower, is a tower on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosporus strait 200 m from the coast of ÃÅsküdar, on the Asian side of Istanbul. After the naval victory at Cyzicus, the ancient Athenian general Alcibiades built a custom station for ships coming from the Black Sea on a small rock in front of Chrysopolis todays ÃÅsküdar. In 1110
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