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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 ...
The Maiden Tower (Azerbaijani: Qız qalası) is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan.Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III.
Between the 12th and 14th centuries, massive fortifications were built in Baku and the surrounding towns. The Maiden Tower, the Ramana Tower, the Nardaran Fortress, the Shagan Castle, the Mardakan Castle, the Round Castle and also the Sabayil Castle on the island of the Bay of Baku date from this period.
In December 2000, the Old City of Baku with the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower became the first location in Azerbaijan classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Three years later, in 2003, UNESCO placed the Old City on the List of World Heritage in Danger , citing damage from a November 2000 earthquake , poor conservation, and ...
In 2000, this ensemble, along with the fortified walls of the historic part of the city and the Maiden Tower, was named a World Heritage Site. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The palace is depicted on the obverse of the Azerbaijani 10,000 manat banknote of 1994–2006 [ 11 ] and of the 10 new manat banknote issued since 2006.
This comes via a new quest series - To Woo a Maiden - which contains a whopping 13 quests to complete in all. ... 35 XP and Genevieve's Tower when you finish this final quest in the series!
12th century CE – Maiden Tower (Baku) built. 1169 – Lezgi Mosque built. [citation needed] 1378 – Juma Mosque built. [1] 1442 – Palatial mosque of Palace of the Shirvanshahs built. 1509 – Persians in power. [2] 1578 – Ottomans in power. [3] 1603 – Persians in power again. [4] 1723 – Town taken by Russians. [2] 1732 – Oil ...
In 1964, archaeological investigations conducted in the northern sector of the Maiden Tower uncovered an arched monument. This monument, which dates to the 12th century, is part of a religious-architectural complex that includes a colonnade with pointed arches that was built for religious purposes.