Column of Constantine

The Column of Constantine is a monumental column commemorating the dedication of Constantinople by Roman emperor Constantine the Great on 11 May 330 AD.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
  • Also known as: “Çemberlitaş”, “Columna de Çemberlitaş”, “Constantine’s Column”, “Kolom Konstantinus”, “Kolumna z Pierścieniem”, “Konstantin Sütunu”, “Yanık Sütun”, “Καμμένη πέτρα”, “Καμμένη στήλη”, “Колона Константина”, “Площадь Чемберлиташ”, “Чемберліташ”, and “円柱”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Mosque
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, officially the Grand… is situated 730 metres east of Column of Constantine.

Mosque
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The is a 15th-century…

Marketplace
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The in is one of the largest and… is situated 370 metres northwest of Column of Constantine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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is a quarter in district of .

Column of Constantine

Latitude
41.00855° or 41° 0′ 31″ north
Longitude
28.97128° or 28° 58′ 17″ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Height
5 metres (16 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8GHC2X5C+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1153684927
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12324506
Wiki­data ID
Q1247287
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Column of Constantine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عمود قسطنطين”
  • Azerbaijani: “Konstantin sütunu”
  • Chinese: “君士坦丁紀念柱/君士坦丁纪念柱”
  • Chinese: “君士坦丁紀念柱”
  • Chinese: “君士坦丁纪念柱”
  • Czech: “Konstantinův sloup”
  • Dutch: “Column of Constantine”
  • Dutch: “Zuil van Constantijn”
  • Estonian: “Constantinuse sammas”
  • Finnish: “Konstantinuksen pylväs”
  • French: “colonne de Constantin”
  • French: “Colonne de Constantin”
  • German: “Konstantinssäule”
  • Greek: “Στήλη του Κωνσταντίνου Α΄”
  • Greek: “Στήλη του Κωνσταντίνου από πορφυρίτη”
  • Hebrew: “עמוד קונסטנטינוס”
  • Hungarian: “Constantinus oszlopa”
  • Indonesian: “Tiang Konstantin”
  • Indonesian: “Tugu Konstantinus”
  • Italian: “Colonna di Costantino”
  • Japanese: “コンスタンティヌスの円柱”
  • Korean: “쳄벨리타쉬 기둥”
  • Latin: “Columna Constantini”
  • Macedonian: “Столб на Константин”
  • Persian: “ستون کنستانتین”
  • Polish: “Kolumna Konstantyna”
  • Portuguese: “Coluna de Constantino”
  • Romanian: “Coloana lui Constantin”
  • Russian: “Колонна Константина”
  • Serbian: “Константинов стуб”
  • Slovenian: “Konstantinov steber”
  • Spanish: “Columna de Constantino”
  • Turkish: “Çemberlitaş Sütunu”
  • Ukrainian: “Колона Костянтина”
  • Urdu: “قسطنطین کا ستون”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Binbirdirek and Emin Sinan.

Nearby Places

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