{"id":724,"date":"2023-07-04T15:03:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T12:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/?p=724"},"modified":"2023-07-04T15:03:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T12:03:18","slug":"what-is-new-in-istanbul-maidens-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/?p=724","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS NEW IN ISTANBUL? \u2013 MAIDEN\u2019S TOWER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Known as the pearl of the Bosphorus, the unique building located in the middle of the Bosphorus, coasts of the Uskuder district, the Maiden\u2019s Tower is re-opened after reconstruction on May 11th, 2023. Keep reading to learn more about the beautiful history, myths and what to do in the symbol of Bosphorus, the Maiden\u2019s Tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the myth, a soothsayer foretold the Byzantine emperor heard a prophecy telling him that his beloved daughter would die at the age of 18 by a snake. So he decided to put her in this tower built on a rock on the Bosphorus isolated from the land thus no snake&nbsp;could&nbsp;kill&nbsp;her but snake lurking in a fruit basket got onto the islet and bit the princess, killing her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-725\" width=\"265\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture2.jpg 449w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture2-146x146.jpg 146w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture2-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture2-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture2-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture2-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-727\" width=\"538\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture3.jpg 787w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture3-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture3-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture3-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picture3-134x75.jpg 134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Built-in 340 B.C., the Maiden Tower was renowned to keep its original landscape during the reign of the Ottoman Empire. The Maiden\u2019s Tower is a unique architectural masterpiece that combines history and style. It is a witness to the changing times and cultures of Istanbul. It is a place where you can admire the beauty and craftsmanship of its design, while learning about its fascinating&nbsp;stories with light shows during the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact us to experience the breathtaking Maiden\u2019s Tower and Bosphorus at the same time.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known as the pearl of the Bosphorus, the unique building located in the middle of the Bosphorus, coasts of the<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=724"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":728,"href":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724\/revisions\/728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmbeyondluxury.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}