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The ancient walls of Costantinople are impressive, but the area surrounding the museum is quite messy and not taken care of. The museum itself is quite modern and has a reasonable price (40TL). The main problem I had was with what was shown inside the museum itself: it mainly showed tiles and ottoman pieces, there was really little about the roman/ byzantine era (a common phenomenon in Istanbul, as if they tried to ignore it), which is really sad ..they could do so much more with these impressive walls and make it one of the city's main attractions. BIG PROBLEM: finding a taxi to get back (even with APP), the best thing is to follow the walls uphill until you get to a big intersection, said point should be better to find transportation.
Samuel L.Samuel L.
30
The old (in some places restored) walls of Constantinople. You can walk all the way from Yedikule to the Golden Horn, tracing the old line of these walls. You can imagine Memeht's forces on the one side and Constantine's defending the walls. But there is not much more than imagining. Yet it is a very special place for history lovers. The gate where Memeht crossed are still there. A very significant place. Even though the place is sometimes they are (as well as the whole walls) used as shelter and occupied by what seems to be squatters, the whole thing is very safe and worth visiting.
Fernando GallardoFernando Gallardo
40
These Theosodian walls look timeless and takes one back to medieval times when Constantinople was protected by these high walls. I loved walking on those paths where Medieval Kings and Queens once walked. These walls lead to the Palace of Porphyrogenitus. It is the last surviving Byzantine Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. Must visit it was a beautiful July afternoon spent in Porphyrogenitus Palace. Its not mainstream like other historic buildings but worth a visit. It has pottery, turkish calligraphy and cigar collection on display.The ticket price is 40 TL and no wait in queues.
Ayesha CalligraphyAyesha Calligraphy
30
Кто попало добавляет на карту Гугл объекты, причем, зачастую ставит их, где придется. Например, пометок "Крепостные стены Константинополя" на русском и английском языке можно найти три штуки в разных местах. Никакой конкретики. Такую пометку можно ставить в любом месте на протяжении почти 6 км крепостных стен. Зато ворот Силиври капы я не нашла, и сама не смогла добавить - Гугл глючит и сбрасывает. Конкретно это место следует назвать Стены Влахерн или точнее Стены Мануила Комнина. В этом месте заканчиваются феодосийские стены и начинается участок крепостных сооружений, построенный в правление императора Мануила I Комнина (1143-1180) и прикрывавший Влахерны. Стены Мануила начинаются от дворца Порфирогенита (турецкое название Текфур Сарай), выгибаются дугой по западному краю бывшего болота и ближе к Золотому Рогу переходят в стену Исаака Ангела. Влахернские стены не защищены рвом в связи со сложным рельефом в этом месте, этим объясняется постройка тринадцати массивных башен на небольшом 400-метровом участке обороны. Общая длина стены Мануила составляет около 220 метров, Исаака Ангела - 180 метров. Стены можно рассматривать как с внешней, так и с внутренней стороны. Если продолжить идти по внешней стороне, то можно увидеть газоны, детские и спортивные площадки и даже теннисные корты. Потом они заканчиваются и приходится идти вдоль шоссе с очень интенсивным движением, где шумно и пыльно. Поэтому не советую. На стенах Влахерны турки заложили все древние ворота и проемы, поэтому пройти сквозь стену и вернуться на внутреннюю сторону не получится. Я пыталась найти проход - не нашла. Дала огромный крюк и вернулась через Калигарнийские ворота, они же Кривые ворота.
Inna ArhipovaInna Arhipova
480
These have to be seen to be believed. Enough remains of the amazing walls that held thousands of attackers at bay over centuries to make you realise how tall and deep they were. We were lucky enough to stumble across a man locking some of his possessions away inside the wall and so could see them from the inside. Unfortunately, it was not possible to climb onto the top when we visited, but there was plenty of free parking where you could leave your car and marvel at these works of engineering.
Paul and Karen BlakesleyPaul and Karen Blakesley
100
It’s a historical place which of course is worth visiting if you’re a tiny bit familiar with the history of Turkey (and the world in general)! Although it’s very sad that you can’t climb the wall and see the views from there. You can only walk by the wall and look at it. At least, at the moment it’s like that. But it was nice to realize that this wall was for many ages an important protection to the city, and played a huge role in history of this place!
LeylaLeyla
40
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attractions: Kariye Mosque, Coloured Houses of Balat, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Palace of the Porphyrogenitus, Vlaherna Meryem Ana Church, The Walls of Constantinople, Fethiye Mosque, Ferruh Kethuda Mosque, Fethiye Müzesi, Vasat Atik Ali Pasha Mosque, restaurants: Sopung Kore Fatih, Meşhur Fetih İşkembe, Balat Sahil Restaurant, Agora Meyhanesi 1890, Cumbali Kahve, Osmanlı Saray Mutfağı Asitane Restaurant, Coffee Department, mevlana pide iskender, Smelt & Co., Happie Balat Coffee
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