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
Fall of Constantinople
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Constantinople, the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, was captured by the Ottoman Empire on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April.
Walls of Constantinople
…Rus', and Bulgars, among others. The fortifications retained their usefulness even after the advent of gunpowder siege cannons, which played a part in the city's fall to Ottoman forces in 1453 but were not able to breach its walls. The walls were largely maintained intact during most of the Ottoman period until…
The Fall of Constantinople on a mural at the Moldovița Monastery, painted in 1537
The chain that closed off the entrance to the Golden Horn in 1453, now on display in the İstanbul Archaeology Museums
Modern painting of Mehmed and the Ottoman Army approaching Constantinople with a giant bombard, by Fausto Zonaro