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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 ...
October 22, 2013 - Cambodian general cargo ship Volgo-Balt 193 (IMO 8230302) suffered a mechanical problem in transit near Maiden's Tower that required her to be towed to a safe harbor. [13] October 28, 2013 - Maltese chemical tanker YM Miranda (IMO 9554755) suffered an engine fire in the straits. In distress, the master deployed one or more ...
The Bosphorus, Dolmabahçe Palace, Dolmabahçe Clock Tower, Dolmabahçe Mosque, and Maiden's Tower were all viewable from the top rows of the Yeni Açık stand of the stadium, which made it the only stadium in the world from which a football fan could view two continents: Europe and Asia, which are separated by the Bosphorus strait.
Pages in category "Bosphorus" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. ... Maiden's Tower; Merkez, Beykoz; Mihrabat Nature Park; Mimar Sinan ...
Maiden's Tower, Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul; Camera manufacturer: Canon: Camera model: Canon PowerShot ELPH 310 HS: Exposure time: 1/320 sec (0.003125) F-number: f/10: ISO speed rating: 160: Date and time of data generation: 17:06, 29 September 2014: Lens focal length: 13.103 mm: Short title: Maiden's Tower, Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul; City that ...
The Bosporus or Bosphorus Strait (/ ˈ b ɒ s p ər ə s, ˈ b ɒ s f ər ə s / BOSS-pər-əs, BOSS-fər-əs; [a] Turkish: İstanbul Boğazı, lit. 'Istanbul strait', colloquially Boğaz ) is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul , Turkey .
Bosphorus Bridge; Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial; Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey; Dardanelles; Fountain of Ahmed III; Grand National Assembly of Turkey; Hippodrome of Constantinople; Ishak Pasha Palace; Istanbul University; İzmir Clock Tower; Kızıl Kule; Maiden's Tower; Mevlana Museum; Rumelihisarı; Samsun; Selimiye Mosque; Sivas ...
The conservative Şeyh-ül İslam who is against Hezârfen tries to turn the Sultan against him. He succeeds when the Sultan bans Hezârfen from flying and orders his arrest. Hezârfen (with Françeska) manages to escape with the help of Evliya Çelebi to the Maiden's Tower and launches his flying machine across the Bosporus.