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Constantinople
Istanbul, Türkiye · 41.0082, 28.9784
The Queen of Cities, guarded by the Theodosian Walls for a thousand years.
Historical layers
330 – 1453
Byzantine Capital
Hagia Sophia, the Hippodrome, the imperial court.
1453 – 1922
Ottoman Istanbul
Capital of a new empire spanning three continents.
Events here
330 CEThe Founding of Constantinople
Constantine dedicates a new Rome on the Bosphorus, at the hinge of Europe and Asia.
1453The Fall of Constantinople
After a 53-day siege, Ottoman forces breach the Theodosian Walls and the Roman Empire ends.
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