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ISTANBUL MOSQUES Blue Mosque: Hippodrome: Fatih Mosque: Suleymaniye Mosque: |
ISTANBUL MUSEUMS Hagia Sophia: Underground Cistern: Mosaic Museum: Turkish and Islamic Art Museum: Archaeological Museum: Kariye(Chora) Museum: |
ISTANBUL PALACES Topkapi Palace: Dolmabahce Palace: Beylerbeyi Palace: Ciragan Palace: |
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ISTANBUL TOWERS The Leandros Tower: Galata Tower: |
ISTANBUL SUBURBS Rumeli Fortress: Camlica Hill: Princes Islands: |
ISTANBUL BAZAAR Grand Bazaar: Egyptian(Spice) bazaar: |
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LENDER'S TOWER) Lender's Tower ( Maiden's Tower ) stands on a tıny ısland at the entrance of The Bosphorus. The Turkish name is derived from a legend. According to the legend, the sultan had this tower built in order to secure his daughter from a prophesy that she would die from the poison of a serpent. The princess was eventually bitten by a poisonous serpent, smuggled out to the islet in a basket of grapes. In the West European version, the name of the tower is Lander's Tower. According to a legend Lander drowned there in his attempt to swim the strait to see his lover, Hero. The Emperor Manuel Comnenus buılt a small fortress around it in the twelfth century. It was used as a lighthouse and a customs control point. The present building dates from the eighteenth century. It has recently been remodeled and converted into a cafe and restaurant. | ||||
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