Hippodrome of Constantinople

Hippodrome of Constantinople is a historical site in , . Hippodrome of Constantinople is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sultan Ahmed Square and Obelisk of Theodosius.

Square
Photo: Antoine-François Andréossy, Public domain.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square in , Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square.

Obelisk
The is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III, first erected during the 18th dynasty of Egypt. It was re-erected in the of Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD.

Museum
Photo: Chapultepec, Public domain.
The is a museum in in district of , which first opened in 1914 and in 1983 moved into the palace of Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, the second grand vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.

Suburb
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 99. It is on the European side of .

Suburb
Photo: Khateeb88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Quarter
Photo: Mister No, CC BY 3.0.
is a quarter in district of . It is located along the northern shore of Marmara Sea. Up to recent times, is the center of the Armenian community of the city, boasting a school and several churches.

Hippodrome of Constantinople

Latitude
41.00623° or 41° 0′ 22″ north
Longitude
28.97566° or 28° 58′ 32″ east
Open location code
8GHC2X4G+F7
Geo­Names ID
13513581
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In Other Languages

From Greek to Turkish—“Hippodrome of Constantinople” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Ιππόδρομος της Κωνσταντινούπολης”
  • Turkish: “Hipodrom”

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