Maiden's Tower
| The Maiden's Tower | |
|---|---|
Kız Kulesi | |
Seen from Üsküdar | |
| 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 | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Management | Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Lifts/elevators | 1 |
| Website | |
| kizkulesi | |
| References | |
| "Maiden's Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. | |
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.