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Maiden’s Tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general Alcibiades in 408 BC to control the movements of the Persian ships in the Bosphorus strait.[1] Back then the tower was located between the ancient cities of Byzantion and Chrysopolis. The tower was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine emperor Alexius

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The tower was built in 1828 under the reign of Mahmud II by architect Senekerim Kalfa.

The tower is 85 meters in height and has four floors. It was built overlooking the Golden Horn to detect fires in İstanbul. Baskets during the day and large red, green and white lanterns in the evenings were hung on

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The Million Stone in İstanbul has been known as the “center of the world” during the Byzantine Empire.

Distances to all corners of the Byzantine Empire were once measured starting from this point.

The stone was erected under the reign of Constantine the Great arount 4th century AD in the northeastern corner of Augusteion Square, marking the

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This is a late Roman and early Byzantine period aquaduct built probably 4th century AD connecting two hills (out of seven) of ancient Constantinople over this little valley.

It’s known in Turkish as Bozdoğan Kemeri (Arch). Originally it was used to bring water to İstanbul from the springs of Belgrade forest, about 30 km north of

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The column originally stood at the temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece. It was erected şn 479 BC as a commemoration of the Greek victory over the persians.

The column was formed by three intertwined snakes. It was brought to Constantinople in the 4th centuryAD by Constantine I, for the decoration of the hypodrome. The serpentine

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The clock tower was built right after Dolmabahce Palace by Sultan Abdulhamid II between 1890-1895.

The architect was Sarkis Balyan. The clock tower stands in front of the Treasury Gate of the Dolmabahçe Palace. The tower is designed in Ottoman neo-baroque style, is 27 meters high with four floors and on two sides the Tuğra (monogram)

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The column, was brought to Constantinople from the Temple of Apollo by Constantinus I between 325-328 AD. There was a state of Apollo on top which was replaced by a cross during Christianity. The column symbolizes also the end of Pagan tradition on the Byzantine lands. Sultan Mustafa II re-enforced the column with iron rings.

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