Step Into History
Walk Istanbul in 1200
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Step Into History · City walk
The Queen of Cities — Constantinople, 1200
Constantinople in 1200 stands at the height of its medieval splendour, still ringing with the Komnenian court's wealth and religious prestige even as trading Latins crowd the harbours. This walk moves from the Sea of Marmara across the great domes and colonnades to the Blachernae palaces and the Pantokrator monastery, along the Golden Horn's merchant quays and into the neighbourhoods where Venetian and Genoese ships anchor.
35 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 13 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Istanbul as it stood in 1200 (“Constantinople”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Approach from Sea of Marmara
- 2. Pharos Lighthouse Promontory
- ↳ Pharos Chapel of Relics · interior
- 3. Neorion Quay
- ↳ Neorion Merchant Warehouse · interior
- 4. Chalke Gate
- 5. Augustaion
- 6. Hagia Sophia
- ↳ Grand Nave of Hagia Sophia · interior
- 7. Hippodrome
- ↳ Imperial Kathisma · interior
- 8. Mese Main Street
- 9. Forum of Constantine
- 10. Forum Tauri
- 11. Milion (Zero Mile)
- 12. Great Palace Precinct
- ↳ Chrysotriklinos Throne Hall · interior
- 13. Blachernae Palace
- ↳ Imperial Audience Hall · interior
- 14. Church of St Mary, Blachernae
- ↳ Shrine of the Theotokos · interior
- 15. Pantokrator Monastery
- ↳ Pantokrator Marble Church · interior
- 16. Golden Horn Quay
- ↳ Golden Horn Customs Hall · interior
- 17. Venetian Quarter
- ↳ Fondaco of the Venetians · interior
- 18. Galata Shore
- ↳ Genoese Merchants' Hall · interior
- 19. Imperial Shipyards
- ↳ Great Shipwright Workshop · interior
- 20. Basilica Cistern
- ↳ Columned Cistern Hall · interior
- 21. Valens Aqueduct
- 22. Theodosian Walls Vantage