Forum of Constantine — Attraction in Fatih

Roman Emperor Constantine decides to move the center of his Empire to the eastern province of Byzantium in 324. He asks his architects to completely overhaul the city and build a magnificent Roman city on seven hills.

While structures such as the Grand Palace and the Hippodrome were built in the area where Sultanahmet Square is located, the Constantine Forum was built in the area where Çemberlitaş is located, as the political and commercial square of the city. As a symbol of the emperor's power, the Çemberlitaş Column was brought from Rome and erected in the middle of the circular square in 328.

While initially there was a statue of the Sun god Apollo at the top of the column, later Constantine had his own statue placed. It is stated that the length of the column and the statue at that time was 57 meters. However, the statue of Constantine did not remain on the column for long, and later the statues of the Emperors Lulianos and Theodosius, who succeeded him respectively, took their place on this column.

The monument was also called the "Burnt Column" due to the soot color that formed over time on the column, which had its share of fires throughout the city's history. As a result of natural disasters, the statue on the column and three column pulleys fell. Thereupon, the damaged column was rebuilt and a column capital with an inscription and a cross was placed on it.  After the column's pulleys, which were damaged during the Ottoman period, were strengthened with hoops, the column began to be called...

Amazing amazing amazing. Walked into history by just eating out one day. Love history and can't believe people show no love and appreciation for this...

Se encuentra cerca de la mezquita azul y de Santa Sofía. En su recorrido a pie vas encontrando distintos monumentos de la época romana que se llama el hipódromo. Vas a ver distintos obeliscos y si sigues caminando a dos cuadras del hipódromo encontrarás restos de un coliseo romano que por cierto está muy mal tenido una lastima porque podría ser un hermoso...