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| Keywords: View of the Leander Tower in Constantinople 1848.jpg en This is a small and attractive tower built on an islet at the entrance to the Bosphorus It is one of the symbols of Istanbul Used in the past as a watchtower and a lighthouse it has been preserved in its 19th Century appearance It serves as a landmark for ships entering the Bosphorus and will be used for touristic purposes Western sources have erroneously attributed the tower to Leander who drowned as he was trying to swim to his lover Hero Actually this mythological story took place in the Dardanelles According to another story an emperor once dreamt that his daughter was going to die because of a snake bite and settled the girl in this tower to ensure her safety Nevertheless the tragedy could not be averted and the girl was bitten by a snake hidden in a fruit basket ru К упнейший ма инист в усской живописи XIX века И К Айвазовский много путешествовал и часто включал в свои мо ские пейзажи изоб ажения известных а хитекту ных соо ужений Запечатленная на ка тине Леанд ова Девичья башня была пост оена в XII веке на небольшой скале у входа в п олив Стамбульской гавани и издавна служила маяком и местом шва товки ко аблей В качестве маяка она используется и поныне Башня возвышается на фоне золотистого неба лучи заходящего солнца ок ашивают пове хность мо ской воды в пе ламут овые тона а вдали п оступают силуэты пост оек д евнего го ода ягкий солнечный свет омантизи ует созданный художником пейзаж 1848 uploaded 2013-12-08 12 38 55 http //www artsunlight com/artist-NA/N-A0003-Ivan-Aivazovsky/N-A0003-017-view-of-the-leander-tower-in-constantinople html Creator Ivan Aivazovsky institution Tretyakov Gallery <gallery>File Айвазовский Гайвазовский Иван Оганес Константинович Вид Леанд овой башни в Константинополе jpg</gallery> Watermark PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Paintings of Ivan Aivazovsky in 1840s Views of Constantinople by Ivan Aivazovsky Seacoasts by Ivan Aivazovsky 1848 paintings from Russia 19th-century landscape paintings in the Tretyakov Gallery Maiden's Tower 1840s landscape paintings | ||||
