Maiden's Tower
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The Maiden's Tower, also known as Leander's Tower since the Byzantine period, is a tower on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait, 200 m from the coast of Üsküdar in Istanbul,
Seen from Üsküdar
Maiden's Tower and the Seraglio Point
The Guz Couli of Maiden's Tower, Arkla being on the right and Damialis being on the left - Pardoe Julia - 1838
Maiden's Tower before restoration, at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus, with the Seraglio Point in the background
The World Is Not Enough
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The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 spy film, the nineteenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It was direc
Maiden's Tower
…In 1945 it was the turn of the harbour authority to patch it up. Then in 1998 it was restored again, shortly before appearing in the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough. After the 17 August 1999 earthquake and tsunami in the Sea of Marmara steel supports were added to the tower to strengthen it. The interior was converted…
Theatrical release poster
Yacht used in the opening boat chase, on display at boot Düsseldorf in spring 2000
Russian Victor III-class submarine model used in filming
The filming occurred a few months before the BMW Z8 (unit pictured) was released