Maiden's Tower
Istanbul
The Maiden's Tower, also known as Leander's Tower 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.
Photo: Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 2.0); Sadrettin (CC BY-SA 3.0); Noumenon (CC BY-SA 3.0)
The tower appeared on the reverse of the Turkish 10 lira banknote from 1966 to 1981.
Photo: Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 2.0); Sadrettin (CC BY-SA 3.0); Noumenon (CC BY-SA 3.0)