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
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Zaganos or Zagan Pasha was an Ottoman military commander, with the titles and ranks of kapudan pasha and the highest military rank, grand vizier, during the reign of Sultan Mehmed II "The Conqueror".
Sultan Mehmed II's entry into Constantinople, painting by Fausto Zonaro (1854–1929).
