İstanbul Kız Kulesi ( the Maiden's Tower in Istanbul )
The girl's tower is the most popular place in istanbul. Does anyone know the story of the girl's tower? The Maiden's Tower was built by the Greeks in the 5th century BC near the Üsküdar Salacak shore of the Bosphorus. In Üsküdar, it is the only architectural monument dating from the Roman Empire and it is valuable. Throughout history, it has always been used for different purposes and many stories have been produced about it. Now, shall we take a look at the legends? . However, this legend has both Greek - Roman and Turkish derivations.
The King's Wife
In ancient times it was said that the Roman emperor, the fortune-teller, would die. He also places her in the Maiden's Tower to protect her beloved queen. He never lets anyone else get in besides himself and his special servants. Nevertheless, he can not escape fate, and the snake that comes out of the food basket sent to the queen stabs him there and kills him.
Lady Sultan
According to this story, one of the Seljuk Sultans sees that the girl she loves very much in his dream will be bitten by a snake and die. The sultan, who grabs the vesvesey, places her daughter in the tower. Never let anyone, including himself, come in and out of the tower. Even water and milk are poured on special pipes. Then years later the lady sultan gets sick. Then the young doctor is barely cured by the best doctor known. On top of that, ladies' sultana gifts are sent from many different places, among them a basket of grapes. The snake, hidden in the grape basket, poisoned the lady that night and killed her. And unfortunately he dies there.
