The
Galata Tower (Turkish: Galata Kulesi), also called Christea Turris (Tower of Christ) by the Genoese and Megalos Pyrgos (The Great Tower) by the Byzantines, is located in
Istanbul, Turkey, to the north of the
Golden Horn. One of the city's most striking landmarks, it is a huge, cone-capped cylinder that dominates
Dolmabahce Clock Tower is a clock tower situated outside
Dolmabahce Palace in
Istanbul,
Besiktas. The tower was ordered by Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) and constructed by the court architect Sarkis Balyan between 1890 and 1895.
Beyazit Tower is an 85 metre tall fire-watch tower located in the courtyard of
Istanbul University's main campus on
Beyazit Square (known as the Forum Tauri in the Roman period) in
Istanbul,in
Eminonu district, on top of one of the "se
Maiden’s Tower (Leander’s Tower) is one of the most important historical places in Istanbul. It’s located on the entrance of the Bosphorus. There’re lots of photos about Maiden’s Tower that you can find on the net.
In the past it was used as a watchtower and a lighthouse. Today it is being used for touristic purposes. It contains a restaurant and a balkony.
Maiden’s Tower’s also famous for its mythological stories. There’re different myths about this tower.
