CONSTANTIN COLUMN
Column – Statue
2024
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It was erected on May 11, 330 by Constantine the Great to celebrate the passage from Byzantium to New Rome. Made of porphyry, it is 35 m high but originally the top was surmounted by a statue of Apollo supposed to represent the emperor. It was said to have been encrusted with many relics of Christianity (nails of the Passion, piece of the true Cross, stick that Moses used to bring water out of the desert...) in order to protect the destiny of the city, but the various excavations did not allow them to be located.
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3.8/5
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Visited in june 2021
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Colonne byzantine
Situé non loin du grand bazar, la colonne a perdu la statue qui la surmonté mais il reste une partie essentielle de l'histoire d'Istanbul
Visited in august 2019
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Belle hauteur
Impressionnante par sa hauteur mais aussi par sa situation en pleine ville.
Visited in january 2019
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Sympathique !
La colonne n'est pas extraordinaire en soit mais cela permet de se promener dans le quartier !
Visited in april 2018
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Bel édifice situé non loin du grand bazar, A voir en passant
Visited in january 2017
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Appelée aussi Çemberlitaş sütünü, c'est un des monuments byzantins les plus étranges d'Istanbul et les plus chargés d'histoire. Construite par Constantin vers 330, elle a été récemment restaurée.
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