maiden tower, a photo from Istanbul, Marmara

Photographer's Note

Kizkulesi is located off the coast of Salacak neighborhood in Ьskьdar district, at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus. It literally means "Maiden's Tower" in Turkish. The name comes from a legend: the Byzantine emperor heard a prophecy telling him that his beloved daughter 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. But she couldn't escape from her destiny after all, a snake hidden in a fruit basket brought from the city bit the princess and killed her.

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COSTANTINO (117884) 2018-04-16 13:29

Hello dear Erhan and have a nice time
and a happy new day
we ve been lost for a long long time
but here we are again with a classical
photo illuminated you captured it
perfectly greetings dear friend
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (148306) 2018-04-16 23:40

Hi Erhan,
Beautiful nightshot, good management for the light capture, interesting tower very well presented with your photo, tfs.

dkmurphys (79209) 2018-04-17 0:03

Hello,
Beautiful night scene with the lighthouse and the iconic image of Istanbul in the back. Great shot.

Daniel