Maiden's Tower - Revision history

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	In the year 1259, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Polo]] had an intricate structure built beneath the Maiden's Tower to conceal the fourth [[Masyaf]] [[Masyaf Key\|Key]]. In 1511, fellow Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sailed to the Maiden's Tower and discovered its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref>		In the year 1259, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Polo]] had an intricate structure built beneath the Maiden's Tower to conceal the fourth [[Masyaf]] [[Masyaf Key\|Key]]. In 1511, fellow Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sailed to the Maiden's Tower and discovered its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref>

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	The tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general [[Alkibiades]] in 408 BCE, in order to control the movements of the Persian ships in the Bosphorus. During that period, the tower was located between the ancient cities of Byzantion and Chrysopolis.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Maiden's Tower}}</ref>		The tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general [[Alkibiades]] in 408 BCE, in order to control the movements of the Persian ships in the Bosphorus. During that period, the tower was located between the ancient cities of Byzantion and Chrysopolis.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Maiden's Tower}}</ref>

	It was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine Emperor {{Wiki\|Alexios I Komnenos\|Alexius Comnenus}} in the year 1110. Later, it was restored and slightly modified several times by [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman Turks]], most significantly in 1509 after ~~{{Wiki\|1509 Constantinople earthquake~~\|~~the~~ earthquake}} and 1763.<ref name="WP"/>		It was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine Emperor {{Wiki\|Alexios I Komnenos\|Alexius Comnenus}} in the year 1110. Later, it was restored and slightly modified several times by [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman Turks]], most significantly in 1509 after the [[Little Judgment Day\|earthquake]] and 1763.<ref name="WP"/>

	In the year 1259, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Polo]] had an intricate structure built beneath the Maiden's Tower to conceal the fourth [[Masyaf]] [[Masyaf Key\|Key]]. In 1511, fellow Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sailed to the Maiden's Tower and discovered its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref>		In the year 1259, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Polo]] had an intricate structure built beneath the Maiden's Tower to conceal the fourth [[Masyaf]] [[Masyaf Key\|Key]]. In 1511, fellow Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sailed to the Maiden's Tower and discovered its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref>

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	The '''Maiden's Tower'''~~, known in~~ Turkish ~~as '~~''Kız Kulesi''', ~~as well as in Ancient Greek~~ as '''Leander's Tower''' or '''~~Tower of Leandros~~''', is a lighthouse located on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus Strait, off the coast of Üsküdar in [[Constantinople]].		The '''Maiden's Tower''' (Turkish: ''Kız Kulesi''), also known erroneously as '''Leander's Tower''',<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: The Maiden's Tower]]</ref> is a lighthouse located on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus Strait, off the coast of Üsküdar in [[Constantinople]].

	==History==		==History==

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	It was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine Emperor {{Wiki\|Alexios I Komnenos\|Alexius Comnenus}} in the year 1110. Later, it was restored and slightly modified several times by [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman Turks]], most significantly in 1509 after {{Wiki\|1509 Constantinople earthquake\|the earthquake}} and 1763.<ref name="WP"/>		It was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine Emperor {{Wiki\|Alexios I Komnenos\|Alexius Comnenus}} in the year 1110. Later, it was restored and slightly modified several times by [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman Turks]], most significantly in 1509 after {{Wiki\|1509 Constantinople earthquake\|the earthquake}} and 1763.<ref name="WP"/>

	In the year 1259, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Polo]] had an intricate structure built beneath the Maiden's Tower to conceal the fourth [[Masyaf]] [[Masyaf Key\|Key]]. In 1511, fellow Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sailed to the Maiden's Tower and discovered its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		In the year 1259, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Polo]] had an intricate structure built beneath the Maiden's Tower to conceal the fourth [[Masyaf]] [[Masyaf Key\|Key]]. In 1511, fellow Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sailed to the Maiden's Tower and discovered its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref>

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	\|dateconstructed = 408 BCE, reconstructed in 110 CE, and restored in 1509 CE.		\|dateconstructed = 408 BCE, reconstructed in 110 CE, and restored in 1509 CE.
	\|functions= Lighthouse<br>Fortress		\|functions= Lighthouse<br>Fortress
	~~\|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''~~
	\|commissioner = Alcibiades}}		\|commissioner = Alcibiades}}
	The '''Maiden's Tower''', known in Turkish as '''Kız Kulesi''', as well as in Ancient Greek as '''Leander's Tower''' or '''Tower of Leandros''', is a lighthouse located on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus Strait, off the coast of Üsküdar in [[Constantinople]].		The '''Maiden's Tower''', known in Turkish as '''Kız Kulesi''', as well as in Ancient Greek as '''Leander's Tower''' or '''Tower of Leandros''', is a lighthouse located on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus Strait, off the coast of Üsküdar in [[Constantinople]].

	==History==		==History==
	The tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general [[Alkibiades~~\|Alcibiades~~]] in 408 BCE, in order to control the movements of the Persian ships in the Bosphorus. During that period, the tower was located between the ancient cities of Byzantion and Chrysopolis.		The tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general [[Alkibiades]] in 408 BCE, in order to control the movements of the Persian ships in the Bosphorus. During that period, the tower was located between the ancient cities of Byzantion and Chrysopolis.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Maiden's Tower}}</ref>

	It was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine Emperor {{Wiki\|Alexios I Komnenos\|Alexius Comnenus}} in the year 1110. Later, it was restored and slightly modified several times by [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman Turks]], most significantly in 1509 and 1763.		It was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine Emperor {{Wiki\|Alexios I Komnenos\|Alexius Comnenus}} in the year 1110. Later, it was restored and slightly modified several times by [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman Turks]], most significantly in 1509 after {{Wiki\|1509 Constantinople earthquake\|the earthquake}} and 1763.<ref name="WP"/>

	In the year 1259, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Polo]] had an intricate structure built beneath the Maiden's Tower, to conceal the fourth [[Masyaf ~~Keys~~\|~~Masyaf~~ Key]]. In 1511, fellow Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sailed to the Maiden's Tower and discovered its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.		In the year 1259, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Polo]] had an intricate structure built beneath the Maiden's Tower to conceal the fourth [[Masyaf]] [[Masyaf Key\|Key]]. In 1511, fellow Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sailed to the Maiden's Tower and discovered its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

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	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Landmarks in Constantinople]]		[[Category:Landmarks in Constantinople]]
	[[Category:Towers]]		[[Category:Towers]]
	[[Category:Lighthouses]]		[[Category:Lighthouses]]

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	The tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general [[Alkibiades]] in 408 BCE, in order to control the movements of the Persian ships in the Bosphorus. During that period, the tower was located between the ancient cities of Byzantion and Chrysopolis.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Maiden's Tower}}</ref>		The tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general [[Alkibiades]] in 408 BCE, in order to control the movements of the Persian ships in the Bosphorus. During that period, the tower was located between the ancient cities of Byzantion and Chrysopolis.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Maiden's Tower}}</ref>

	It was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine Emperor {{Wiki\|Alexios I Komnenos\|Alexius Comnenus}} in the year 1110. Later, it was restored and slightly modified several times by [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman Turks]], most significantly in 1509 after ~~{{Wiki\|1509 Constantinople earthquake~~\|~~the~~ earthquake}} and 1763.<ref name="WP"/>		It was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine Emperor {{Wiki\|Alexios I Komnenos\|Alexius Comnenus}} in the year 1110. Later, it was restored and slightly modified several times by [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman Turks]], most significantly in 1509 after the [[Little Judgment Day\|earthquake]] and 1763.<ref name="WP"/>

	In the year 1259, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Polo]] had an intricate structure built beneath the Maiden's Tower to conceal the fourth [[Masyaf]] [[Masyaf Key\|Key]]. In 1511, fellow Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sailed to the Maiden's Tower and discovered its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref>		In the year 1259, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Polo]] had an intricate structure built beneath the Maiden's Tower to conceal the fourth [[Masyaf]] [[Masyaf Key\|Key]]. In 1511, fellow Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sailed to the Maiden's Tower and discovered its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref>