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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MVG_hagia-sophia_Istanbul.html
English: The present Ayasofya is the third building of the same name that was constructed in the same place. The First Great Church serving as the cathedral was constructed by Emperor Constantius (337-361) in 360; it had a basilica plan and w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LZU_the-remnants-of-the-theodosian-hagia-sophia-5th-century_Istanbul.html
English: The church built by the Emperor Theodosios II (408-450) on a basilica plan covered by a wooden-roof was opened for worship in 415. It was destroyed by fire during the Nike Revolt against the Emperor Justinian (527-565). A Lamb Relie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LYH_obelisk-of-theodosius_Istanbul.html
English: The obelisk was originally set up by Tutmoses III of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt in close to 1450 BC along with a similar one in front of the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak. Inscribed on the obelisk is an Egyptian hieroglyph script, still cl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LW6_walled-obelisk_Istanbul.html
English: Walled Column also known as Walled Obelisk is one of three ancient monuments, which has survived to the present day. In the middle of the Hippodrome, there was a set that bisects race space and called as "spina" in Roman period where car …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LSZ_mausoleum-of-sultan-ahmed-i_Istanbul.html
English: Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I (1603-1617) is located at the northeast part of Sultanahmet Kulliye. There is a darülkurra (a part of a madrasah) behind this mausoleum surrounded with wall and a building on the corner, in front of porticos, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LSY_the-tuerbe-tomb-of-sultan-mehmed-iii_Istanbul.html
English: The building was constructed by the Architect Ahmed Agha in 1608. The octagonal shape of the tomb is covered by a central dome, with a large main hall in the middle and two lateral spaces the entrance. There are mural paintings on bot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LOM_topkapi-palace_Istanbul.html
English: Topkapi Palace was the resident of Ottoman sultans, and center of state management and education. Mehmed the Conqueror ordered the construction of a palace in Bayezid, at the location of Istanbul University at the present that would later…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LKR_firuz-aga-mosque_Istanbul.html
English: Firuz Aga Mosque was constructed by Firuz Aga who was Chief-treasurer of Sultan Bayezid II. The mosque was a bigger yard before the extension of Divanyolu, was constructed in 1491 as it was shown at the tablet on its door. The script at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LF5_the-tuerbe-tomb-of-sultan-selim-ii_Istanbul.html
English: It is the first burial construction in the graveyard of Ayassofya made by the Architect Sinan, in 1577. The external walls of the building are covered with marble panels and there is a three-arched small porch (riwaq) at the front. The b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LF2_haseki-hurrem-bathhouse_Istanbul.html
English: This building that was one of the great and gorgeous buildings of Ottoman bathhouses in Istanbul, was constructed by Hurrem Sultan in 1556-57. The architect of the building, that was called "Hagias Sophia Bathouse", was Architect Sinan. …
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