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  1. 06-24-2006, 03:25 #1
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    Default Walls of COnstantinople

    I love Google Earth!

    After 1400 years the walls are still there but sadly disfigured and neglected :(

    Here are a few pics of the fortifications

    https://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?...onstant5lu.jpg

    As you can see, the triple walls are still there.

    https://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?...aewalls5ka.jpg

    https://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?...dengate4xz.jpg

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  2. 06-24-2006, 13:00 #2
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    Wow, what a shame they are neglected though
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    Default Re: Walls of COnstantinople

    I have the Osprey book regarding these.

    I hope that along with my trip to Greece I can visit Constantinople again, to see the mighty walls, and remember the courage and sacrifice made by Konstantinos XI Paleiologos.
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    Default Re: Walls of COnstantinople

    They have been doing low-intensity preservation projects regarding the Theodosian Walls for ten-twenty years now. No major things, but it's a start.

    Oh, and edyz, good luck with that -- the gate where Constantine supposedly fell (I believe it was Military Gate 5) is now crossed by a busy thoroughfare. You're best off visiting Yedikule, otherwise known as the famous Golden Gate. Other good ones are nearer to the sea (better preservation and less modern construction), and the Palace of the Porphorygenitos in what was once Blachernae.
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    Default Re: Walls of COnstantinople

    wow makes me sad.
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  6. 06-29-2006, 19:33 #6
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    Im going to see them this summer
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