On the far right you can see Maiden's Tower, or Kiz Kulesi. It was here where James Bond saved Istanbul from destruction in The World Is Not Enough.
It's on the list of places to visit, although according to colleagues it isn't that interesting in itself, except I guess good views of either side of the Bosphorus. It is, as you can see to the left, only a hundred metres or so off the Asian shore.
A tower has stood on the site since Byzantine times, initially as a customs station for ships from the Black Sea, and then as lighthouse, quarantine station, and watchtower. It has apparently been rebuilt umpteen times, having been destroyed by earthquakes and fires.
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