Harbour of Eleutherios
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The Harbour of Theodosius was one of the ports of ancient Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, located beneath the modern Yenikapi neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It was built at th
Steelyard weight found in the Port of Theodosius
Various findings from the Byzantine era
Oil lamps found at Yenikapı
Footprints found at Yenikapı
The Lycus is a stream, now vaulted over, that flowed in Constantinople, which was important for historical reasons. The only waterway present within the walled city, it was covered in the 1950s to bui
The Lycus valley near the walls with the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque in the background in an 1836 engraving
The Lycus valley at the Theodosian walls looking north at the end of 19th century
Adnan Menderes Caddesi, the avenue which covers the Lycus bed