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The Architect · Yusuf · Istanbul

Maiden's Tower

Üsküdar · Landmark · $$

It's the punctuation mark of the whole strait. You don't go for the inside; you go to see the city from the water.

The small tower marooned on its own islet where the Bosphorus meets the sea — the city's oldest sightline, recently restored.

— Yusuf, The Architect
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