Constantinople/1453
The walls: looking from Yedikule to the Sea of Marmara
The walls: The Golden Gate from the outside
The walls: ditch outside the Golden Gate
The walls north of Yedikule
The walls: inscription on the Rhegium gate commemorating repairs by the emperor Justinian
The double headed eagle of Byzantium on the landwalls
The Blachernae Palace, Constantine’s headquarters during the siege
The towers of Anemas and Angelus on the northern stretch of the walls
The walls leading down to the Golden Horn
Haghia Sophia: The great doors of the church
Haghia Sophia: Mosaic of the emperor Constantine IX at the side of Christ
A medusa head in the underground Byzantine cistern, the Yerebatan Cistern
Rumeli Hisari (the Throatcutter) on the Bosphorus
The Edirne Gate – a plaque commemorates Mehmet’s entry into the city
Military Museum: An ornate presentation cannon for the sultan
This cannon was probably used during the siege. The stone ball weighs 285kg
A siege gun at Eyup on the Golden Horn
Military Museum: A section of the original chain stretched across the Horn
Military Museum: Model of Sultan Mehmet
Modern mosaic of Mehmet in heroic pose
Mehmet’s tomb at the Fatih mosque
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