Istanbul Maiden Tower
The Maiden's Tower also called Leander's Tower (Tower of Leandros) since the medieval Byzantine era, is a tower located at the southern entrance to the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey, 200 meters (220 yards) from the coast of Üsküdar.
It's possible that the ancient Athenian general Alcibiades constructed a customs station for ships coming from the Black Sea on a small rock in front of Chrysopolis, which is now Üsküdar, following the naval victory at Cyzicus. The Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, Alexius Comnenus, built a stone wall around a wooden tower during his rule. An iron chain connected the tower to another tower in the Mangana neighborhood of Constantinople on the continent's other side of the water. A defensive wall that later linked the island to the Asian mainland can still be seen in the water today. A Byzantine garrison commanded by the Venetian Gabriele Trevisano was stationed in the tower in 1453, the year Constantinople (now Istanbul) was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. During the rule of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, the Ottoman Turks converted the building into a watchtower.
The tower, which was incorrectly referred to as Leander's Tower about the Hero and Leander legend (which took place in the Dardanelles strait, also known as the Hellespont in antiquity), was destroyed as a result of the earthquake in 1509 and the ensuing fire in 1721. Since then, it has been used as a lighthouse. Before its stone construction in 1763, subsequent repairs to the surrounding walls were made in 1731 and 1734. The tower was used as a quarantine facility from 1829 until Sultan Mahmud II restored it in 1832. The most recent restoration started in 1998 for the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough, and steel supports were added as a precaution following the August 17, 1999, earthquake.
The interior of the tower is now home to a well-liked café and restaurant, making the most of the structure's prime location and breathtaking views of the city's Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman incarnations. Private boats go to the tower all day long to pick up guests.
이스탄불 메이드 타워 전설
수많은 도시 전설이 타워와 그 시작에 대해 만들었습니다. 가장 유명한 터키 전설은 순례적인 딸을 가진 황제에 대해 설명합니다. 경향에 따르면, 독수적인 뱀에서 8 세의 나이에 perish. 그가 8 세를 돌릴 때까지 해에서 그의 딸을 보호하기 위해, 황제는 땅과 뱀에서 멀리 유지함으로써 그녀의 불행히 죽음을 피하기 위해 Bosphorus의 중간에 타워를 건설. 공주는 타워에 불신했다, 그녀는 자주 그녀의 아버지를 보았다.
The emperor brought the princess a basket of exotic, delectable fruits for her 18th birthday because he was so happy that he had been able to stop the prophecy. However, as the oracle had foretold, the princess was bitten by an asp that was concealed among the fruit when she reached into the basket, and she passed away in her father's arms. The tower got its name because it was initially constructed for a maiden.
Leander's Tower's earlier name alludes to yet another mythological story involving a young woman, this one from ancient Greece. Hero was an Aphrodite priestess who lived in a tower at Sestos, on the Hellespont coast (Dardanelles). On the other side of the Hellespont, in Abydos, a young man by the name of Leander (Leandros) fell in love with her and would swim across every night to be with her. To assist the hero in returning home each night, she would light a lamp atop her tower.
After Leander argued that Aphrodite, the goddess of love, would frown upon the worship of a virgin, Hero yielded to his charms and agreed to let him have sex with her. Throughout the summer, the routine remained the same. But on one particularly stormy winter night, the winds put out Hero's light, the waves threw Leander into the sea, and Leander lost his bearings and drowned. Hero jumped off the tower to end her life because of her loss. This fable from the past may be where "Maiden's Tower" got its name.
The Dardanelles and the Bosphorus are close by and visually similar, which led to confusion regarding the tower and Leander's tale.
현재, 탑
Today, the café is located on the tower's summit, while the restaurant is located on the ground floor.
이 탑은 1966년부터 1981년까지 10리라의 터키 지폐에 등장했다.
Bosphorus Cruise Tours 근처 오락거리
보스포르스 개인 크루즈 I 이스탄불 수영 투어 I Sunset Bosphorus Cruise by Private Yacht에 대한 리뷰 보기 I 전체일 보스포르스 크루즈 투어 I Bosphorus Cruise Tour with Dinner 근처 오락거리 I 프린세스 섬 크루즈(Princes Island Cruise) I Bosphorus Cruise Event for Groups에 대한 리뷰 보기 I Bosphorus Cruise Tour with Lunch ( 점심 식사와 함께) I Bosphorus Cruise 기업 이벤트 I Bosphorus Cruise Tour with Breakfast 근처 오락거리 I 보스포르스의 결혼 제안 I 이스탄불 Bachelor Party
개인 요트 크루즈 이스탄불 I 개인 보트 투어 이스탄불 I 보스포르스 크루즈 (Bosphorus Cruise) I 보스포르스의 개인 크루즈 I Private Yacht Tour Istanbul 근처 오락거리 I 20명까지의 개인 이스탄불 요트 I 이스탄불 개인 요트 투어 I 이스탄불의 럭셔리 보트 I 30명까지의 개인 이스탄불 요트 I 5 명을위한 개인 이스탄불 요트 I 10명까지의 개인 이스탄불 요트 I 15명까지의 개인 이스탄불 요트 I Bosphorus Cruise Tours 근처 오락거리 I 이스탄불의 웨딩 보트 I 50명까지의 개인 이스탄불 요트 I 100명까지의 개인 스탄불 보트