Maiden's Tower
A tower on a tiny islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus, about 200 metres off the shore of Üsküdar. Known since Byzantine times as Leander's Tower, it has served as a lighthouse and is reached by small boat.
- Where
- Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 41.0211, 29.0042
Get the Maiden's Tower stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Maiden's Tower. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Istanbul volume with your photos and a note.
Near Maiden's Tower
Istanbul Modern 1.9 km
Turkey's first museum of modern and contemporary art, opened in 2004 and now housed in the Galataport complex on the Bosphorus shore at Karaköy. It shows Turkish as well as international artists.
Topkapı Palace 1.9 km
From the 1460s until 1853 this was the seat of the Ottoman Empire and home of its sultans, a spread of courtyards, pavilions and the harem on the tip of the old city. It is now a museum, holding imperial treasures and holy relics.
Dolmabahçe Palace 2.0 km
A 19th-century imperial palace stretched along the European shore of the Bosphorus, the main seat of Ottoman government from 1853 to 1887 and again from 1909 to 1922. Its interiors are heavy with gilding and crystal, and Atatürk died here in 1938.
Istanbul Archaeology Museums 2.2 km
Three museums beside Gülhane Park and Topkapı Palace, together holding over a million objects from almost every period of history. Among them is the Alexander Sarcophagus, carved with scenes of battle and the hunt.
Hagia Irene 2.3 km
The oldest known church building in Istanbul, standing in the outer courtyard of Topkapı Palace. It was never turned into a mosque because the Ottomans used it as an arsenal, and it now serves as a museum and concert hall.
Taksim Square 2.3 km
The heart of modern Istanbul, at the top of İstiklal Avenue in Beyoğlu, with the central station of the metro beneath it. At its centre stands the Republic Monument by Pietro Canonica, unveiled in 1928.
Hagia Sophia 2.5 km
Completed in AD 537 for the Eastern Roman Empire, its great pendentive dome made it the largest interior space in the world. It was the cathedral of Constantinople until 1453, then a mosque with added minarets, a museum from 1935, and a mosque again since 2020.
Galata Tower 2.6 km
A medieval Genoese watchtower built at the highest point of the old Galata walls, now a museum. Its round stone shaft and conical cap rise over Beyoğlu, and the gallery near the top looks across the Golden Horn to the old city.
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Questions
Where is Maiden's Tower?
Maiden's Tower is in Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Istanbul Modern (1.9 km), Topkapı Palace (1.9 km), Dolmabahçe Palace (2.0 km).
How do I get the Maiden's Tower stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Maiden's Tower and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Istanbul volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Maiden's Tower before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Istanbul volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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