Istanbul - Walled Obelisk and Sultanahmet Mosque
Istanbul, Turkey - Sultanahmet Mosque and the 10th century Walled Obelisk. Built by the Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus, it was originally covered with gilded bronze plaques, but they were sacked by invading troops during the Fourth Crusade. Only the stone core of this monument survives
Picture No
10699160
Media ID
46536500
Size
3419px x 5120px
(5.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Max Fruchtermann real photographic postcard
Date
circa 1922
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