Sunset time in istanbul Kızkulesi (Maiden's Tower )

in istanbul •  7 years ago 

Background : Bosphorus, topkapi palace, Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, , mosques and beatiful istanbul

Girl-Tower is located off the coast of Salacak in Üsküdar district, at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus. It literally means "Maiden's Tower" . The name comes from a sad legend: the Byzantine emperor heard a prophecy telling him that his daughter loves so much would die at the age of 18 by a snake. So he decided to put her in this tower built on a rock on the Bosphorus isolated from the land thus no snake could kill her. In the end, however, he never survived his absolute destiny., a snake hidden in a big fruit basket brought from the city bit the princess and killed her.
Then the name of the people who used it among the people remained as the girl's ''Kız Kulesi'' tower.

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“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.”

There are many stories about :)

yes there is so much story about here. I only wrote the most familiar.

Nice sharing

What an emotional place!