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{{youmay|the location|[[The Maiden's Tower|the memory]]}} | {{youmay|the location|[[The Maiden's Tower|the memory]]}} | ||
{{Landmarks Infobox | {{Landmarks Infobox | ||
|image = The Maiden's Tower Database image.png | |||
|image | |location = [[Constantinople]] | ||
|dateconstructed = 408 BCE, reconstructed in 110 CE, and restored in 1509 CE. | |||
|location | |functions= Lighthouse<br>Fortress | ||
|dateconstructed= 408 | |appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed Revelations]]'' | ||
|functions=Lighthouse | |commissioner = Alcibiades}} | ||
|appearance | The '''Maiden's Tower''', known in Turkish as '''Kız Kulesi''', as well as in Ancient Greek as '''Leander's Tower''' or '''Tower of Leandros''', was 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''' | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general Alcibiades in 408 | The tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general 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. | ||
[[File:Maidenstowersunrise.png|thumb|250px|The Maiden's Tower at dawn.]] | [[File:Maidenstowersunrise.png|thumb|250px|The Maiden's Tower at dawn.]] | ||
It was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine Emperor | 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. | ||
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 | 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 worked out its secrets, procuring the Key in the process. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Reference== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | ||
{{ACR}} | {{ACR}} | ||
[[Category:Constantinople]] | [[Category:Constantinople]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks]] | [[Category:Landmarks]] | ||
Revision as of 00:41, 17 November 2012
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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, was a lighthouse located on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus Strait, off the coast of Üsküdar in Constantinople.
History
The tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general 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.
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 and 1763.
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 worked out its secrets, procuring the Key in the process.
Gallery
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The Maiden's Tower in 1511.
Reference
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