Back Maagdetoring Afrikaans برج الفتاة Arabic Qız qülləsi (İstanbul) Azerbaijani Ҡыҙ күләһе (Истанбул) Bashkir Момина кула (Истанбул) Bulgarian Djevojačka kula BS Panenská věž (Turecko) Czech Leanderturm German Kız kulesi DIQ Πύργος του Λεάνδρου Greek
| The Maiden's Tower | |
|---|---|
Kız Kulesi | |
 Seen from Üsküdar | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Observation tower Broadcasting tower |
| Location | Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°01′16.2″N 29°00′15.3″E / 41.021167°N 29.004250°E |
| Construction started | 1110 |
| Completed | 1725 |
| Opening | 1725 |
| Owner | City of Istanbul, Turkey |
| Management | Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5[1] |
| Lifts/elevators | 1[1] |
| Website | |
| kizkulesi | |
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| References | |
[1] "Maiden's Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) | |
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The Maiden's Tower (Turkish: Kız Kulesi), also known as Leander's Tower (Tower of Leandros) 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.
The tower appeared on the reverse of the Turkish 10 lira banknote from 1966 to 1981.[2]
- ^ a b "Maiden's Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Archived 15 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Banknote Museum: 6. Emission Group - Ten Turkish Lira - I. Series Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine & II. Series Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. – Retrieved on 20 April 2009.