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Wikipedia: The Walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. With numerous additions and modifications during their history, they were the last great fortification system of antiquity, and one of the most complex and elaborate systems ever built. Initially built by Constantine the Great, the walls surrounded the new city on all sides, protecting it against attack from both sea and land.
![[The Gate of the Spring.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Car_bed_kap2_s.jpg "The Gate of the Spring.")
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![[The Second Military Gate or Gate of Belgrade.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Car_bed_kap_deu2_s.jpg "The Second Military Gate or Gate of Belgrade.")
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![[The Virgin Mary rising from among the walls of Constantinople]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/MichaelVIIIPaleologusVirginMaryOverWallOfConstantinople_s.jpg "The Virgin Mary rising from among the walls of Constantinople")
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![[Modern photograph of the Golden Gate, showing the two flanking towers]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Theodosian_Golden_Gate_s.jpg "Modern photograph of the Golden Gate, showing the two flanking towers")
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![[Surviving fragments of the statues decorating the outer gate of the Golden Gate complex, from the Istanbul...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Golden_Gate_Istanbul_fragments_s.jpg "Surviving fragments of the statues decorating the outer gate of the Golden Gate complex, from the Istanbul...")
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![[The Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1453panorama1_2_s.jpg "The Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453.")
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![[One of the stone lions at the entrance to the Bucoleon harbour, today at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Millingen_Bucoleon_lion_s.jpg "One of the stone lions at the entrance to the Bucoleon harbour, today at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums")
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![[Photo of the peribolos, the space between the inner and outer walls.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Car_bed_luk3_s.jpg "Photo of the peribolos, the space between the inner and outer walls.")
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![[Marble relief of the goddess Nike, recovered from the Royal Gates (Balat Kapı).]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Nike_Balat_Gate_Istanbul_1_s.jpg "Marble relief of the goddess Nike, recovered from the Royal Gates (Balat Kapı).")
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