The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultan Ahmet Square in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with a few fragments of the original structure surviving. The word hippodrome comes from the Greek hippos, horse, and...Read More
Arasta Bazaar’s roots trace back to the Ottoman era, when it initially served as a place where palace workshops produced goods for the royal household. Over the centuries, it evolved into a thriving commercial hub, renowned for its artisanal crafts and traditional Turkish items. Despite the passage of time, the bazaar has preserved its historical...Read More
The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), Turkey. The cistern, located on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, built between the 3rd and 4th centuries during the Early Roman Age as a commercial, legal and artistic centre.[1] The basilica was...Read More
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