Column of Constantine
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The Column of Constantine is a monumental column commemorating the dedication of Constantinople by Roman emperor Constantine the Great on 11 May 330 AD. Completed c. 328 AD, it is the oldest Constanti
The Column of Constantine in Istanbul, made of Egyptian porphyry, seen here as purple column drums.
The Column of Constantine in its original form, with the statue of Constantine as Apollo on top
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Forum of Constantine
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The Forum of Constantine was built at the foundation of Constantinople immediately outside the old city walls of Byzantium. It marked the centre of the new city, and was a central point along the Mese
Column of Constantine
…the Great on 11 May 330 AD. Completed c. 328 AD, it is the oldest Constantinian monument to survive in Istanbul. The column stood in the centre of the Forum of Constantine, on the second-highest of the seven hills of Nova Roma, and was midway along the Mese odos, the ancient city's main thoroughfare. Ottoman repairs in…
Keystone that was probably a part of the forum, kept at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum