Turkey Istanbul Maiden'sTower or Kizkulesi, with ship entering Bosphorus & Topkapi palace in distance

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Turkey Istanbul Maiden'sTower or Kizkulesi, subject of many fairy tales but probably a Byzantine tollbooth for ships entering the Bosphorus. Topkapi palace and minarets of Blue Mosque & Hagia Sophia in distance

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Size: 5370px × 3580px
Location: Turkey Istanbul Üsküdar
Photo credit: © Rolf Richardson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bosphorus, byzantine, constantinople, history, istanbul, kizkulesi, maidenstower, minarets, scutari, ship, tollbooth, topkapi, transport, travel, turkey, Üsküdar