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Kız Kulesi (Maiden Tower) and the European Side as seen from the Üsküdar shore, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Hrad Devin or Deving Castle is a castle on the Danube River on the Slovakia/Austria border where the Moravia River meets the Danube. The caste dates to the 800's with the last fortifications being built in the 17th Century. The castle was destroyed by the forces of Napoleon I while retreating after the siege of Pressburg (now Bratislava) in 1809. The site was declared a national historic landmark in 1961, One of the unique features is the Maiden Tower which sits atop a rock below the main castle.
Maiden's Tower - Kız Kulesi
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One 1stanbul Photo Album, Salacak, Üsküdar District, Istanbul, TR
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Maiden's Tower - Kız Kulesi
Salacak, Üsküdar District, Istanbul, TR
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The beach walk at Mornington is a lovely spot for a walk or run and is overlooked by the two structures known as The Maiden Tower and The Lady's Finger. The history of the two is long and, like any good historical building, comes with local myth and folklore attached.
The 60 foot high Maiden Tower was built during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (some would say hence the name 'Maiden Tower') as a beacon to aid mariners on their way into Drogheda port. It was used as a landmark to mark the mouth of the Boyne and it is said that before the river walls were constructed in 1765, when a mariner brought his ship into line with the Tower and the Lady's Finger, the course of his ship marked the precise angle necessary to cross the bar. It also served as a look-out post during the Elizabethan Wars with Spain (1585-1603) to warn of any approaching enemy ships. The tower, the top of which is reached by spiral steps, commands a most extensive look-out over land and sea. It was originally brightly coloured, making it even more conspicuous and useful to mariners.
The nearby Lady's Finger is a 13 meter-high solid obelisk-like tower which is believed to have been constructed much later than its companion, and was also used as a shipping beacon in past times. In between the two there also sits the Victorian Lifeboat station which closed in 1926 and is now a private dwelling.
Hrad Devin or Deving Castle is a castle on the Danube River on the Slovakia/Austria border where the Moravia River meets the Danube. The caste dates to the 800's with the last fortifications being built in the 17th Century. The castle was destroyed by the forces of Napoleon I while retreating after the siege of Pressburg (now Bratislava) in 1809. The site was declared a national historic landmark in 1961, One of the unique features is the Maiden Tower which sits atop a rock below the main castle.
The former Riga customs warehouse was built on the site of the demolished Swedish Arsenal, from which it takes its name. The huge 135 m long building alone forms the entire southern edge of the square. The monotonous façade rhythmically alternates between grand, round-arched warehouse doors and smaller shutters, while the central bay is mechanically emphasised in the middle part of the façade without any relation to the spatial structure of the building. It is crowned by a frieze in the standard manner of an amphitheatre, and above it, in the middle part of the bay, rises a pendant attic. In fact, it is a typical introduction to Riga of the Russian Empire, which is alien to the character of its environment in the scale and volume of its details. The rear of the building incorporates the remains of the city's medieval fortification wall and the Maiden Tower.
The building was designed by St.Petersburg architects Alexander Nellinger (1789-1840) and possibly Giovanni (Ivan) Lukin (1784-1853), with the participation of Julius Adolf Spazier. The building was constructed between 1828 and 1832 under the direction of the master builder Gottfried Johann Daniel (1768-1831). From 1920 to 1930, the building was a warehouse for the Latvian army.
Blue Maiden's Tower - Mavi Kız Kulesi
Salacak, Üsküdar District, Istanbul, TR
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Maiden's Tower at Sunset - Günbatımında Kız Kulesi
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Paul von Franken (1818-1884) - View of the Maiden Tower in Baku
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