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 | | The original tower was built in the 12th Century by the Byzantine Emperor Manuel Comnenos (1143-1180), who used it as a firm foundation for a chain to close off the Bosphorus to foreign sea traffic. |
 | | When a fortune teller predicted that she would die of a snake-bite, the emperor built the tower in which his daughter could live safely. |
 | | But the tragic day came when a snake, hidden in a basket of grapes, bit her and she died. |
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