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{{Landmarks Infobox
|name        = The Maiden's Tower
|image = ACR Maiden's Tower.png
|image       = The Maiden's Tower Database image.png
|location = [[Constantinople]]
|description =
|dateconstructed = 408 BCE, reconstructed in 110 CE, and restored in 1509 CE.
|location   = [[Constantinople]]
|functions= Lighthouse<br>Fortress
|dateconstructed= 408 B.C.E, reconstructed in 110 C.E., and restored in 1509 C.E.
|commissioner = Alcibiades}}
|functions=Lighthouse, Fortress
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]].
|appearance  = ''[[Assassin's Creed Revelations]]''||commissioner = Alcibiades}}
 
The '''Maiden's Tower''' (Turkish: Kız Kulesi), also known during ancient [[Greece|Greek]] and Medieval [[Byzantines|Byzantine]] periods as the Leander's Tower (Tower of Leandros), was a lighthouse located on a small islet. The islet was located at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus Strait off the coast of Üsküdar in [[Constantinople]].


==History==
==History==
===Construction and restoration===
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 Alcibiades in 408 B.C.E. 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.
 
[[File:Maidenstowersunrise.png|thumb|250px|The Maiden's Tower at dawn.]]
It was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine Emperor [[Wikipedia:Alexios I Komnenos|Alexius Comnenus]] in 1110 C.E. Later, it was restored and slightly modified several times by Ottoman Turks, most significantly in 1509 and 1763.


===Renaissance===
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 Keys|Masyaf Key]]. In 1511, fellow Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sailed to the Maiden's Tower and worked out its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.


==Assassin's Database Entry==
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>
Kiz Kulesi, the Maiden's Tower - known erroneously as Leander's Tower - has served many functions since its construction in 1110. Initially a naval control tower, it has also been a lighthouse, a semaphore station, a quarantine post, a customs station, a home for retired naval officers, and a restaurant.
 
The origin of its name stems from a number of disparate myths, the most common and recent of which concerns a Sultan and his beloved daughter. According to legend, the Sultan was told by an adamant oracle that his daughter was destined to be killed by a venomous snake on her 18th birthday.
 
Determined to deflect the barbs of fate, the Sultan built the Maiden's Tower for the exclusive purpose of keeping his beloved daughter away from land and all things that crawled upon it. After the tower's completion, the girl moved in and remained there until the appointed day.
 
On the evening of his daughter's 18th birthday, the Sultan was overjoyed that he had prevented the oracle's prediction and so traveled to see her, bearing a basket of exotic fruits to present as a gift. When his daughter picked through the cornucopia, however, she was immediately bitten by a poisonous asp that had stowed away amid the colorful fruits. The Sultan's daughter died in her father's arms, right on schedule.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
Maiden's Tower.jpg|The Maiden's Tower in 1511.
Maidenstowersunrise.png|The Maiden's Tower at dawn
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Source==
==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
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[[Category:Constantinople]]
[[Category:Lighthouses]]
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 12 May 2026

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The Maiden's Tower (Turkish: Kız Kulesi), also known erroneously as Leander's Tower,[1] is a lighthouse located on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus Strait, off the coast of Üsküdar in Constantinople.

History[edit | edit source]

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.[2]

It was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus in the year 1110. Later, it was restored and slightly modified several times by Ottoman Turks, most significantly in 1509 after the earthquake and 1763.[2]

In the year 1259, the Assassin Niccolò Polo had an intricate structure built beneath the Maiden's Tower to conceal the fourth 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.[3]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • The Maiden's Tower at dawn
    The Maiden's Tower at dawn

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Database: The Maiden's Tower
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maiden's Tower on Wikipedia
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Maiden's Tower
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