Hagia Sophia
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Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a museum. The last of three church buildi
Hagia Sophia in 2014
A Theodosian capital for a column, one of the few remains of the church of Theodosius II
A column and capital with a Greek cross
Porphyry column; column capital; impost block
Walls of Constantinople
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The walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine
A part of the restored and renovated walls of Constantinople with towers in the Fatih-Zeytinburnu district border
Restored section of the Theodosian walls at the Selymbria Gate. The outer wall and the wall of the moat are visible, with a tower of the inner wall in the background.
Photo of the peribolos, the space between the inner and outer walls
First Military Gate of Theodosian Walls of Constantinople