{"id":1556,"date":"2025-07-11T12:04:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/explore-the-ruins\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T20:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:07:49","slug":"explore-the-ruins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/en\/explore-the-ruins\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore the Landmarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wpgmza_map_1\" class=\"wpgmza_map wpgmza-auto-center\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:400px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;\" data-map-id=\"1\" data-maps-engine=\"google-maps\" data-build-engine=\"atlas-novus\" 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class=\"wpgmza_marker_list_class\" style=\"width:100%;\" data-wpgmza-ajax-parameters='{\"map_id\":1}' id=\"wpgmza_marker_list_1\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='grouping-handle'><div class='icon'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons .wp-block-button__link img {  height: 1em; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 6px; } is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" id=\"carte-constantinople\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#edifices-religieux\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-19-juil.-2025-a-23_56_56-e1756720076680.webp\" alt=\"Churches\" \/>Religious Buildings<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#palais-monuments\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-1-sept.-2025-a-13_08_03-e1756725033819.webp\" alt=\"Palaces\" \/>Palaces &amp; Imperial Monuments<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#infrastructures-civiles\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-19-juil.-2025-a-23_56_56-1-e1756720333879.webp\" alt=\"Infrastructure\" \/>Civil Infrastructure<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#portes-tours\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-19-juil.-2025-a-23_56_56-4-e1756720744234.webp\" alt=\"Towers\" \/>Gates, Towers &amp; Walls<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#siege-constantinople\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-19-juil.-2025-a-23_56_56-3-e1756720579889.webp\" alt=\"Battles\" \/>Siege of 1453<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#musees-explorer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-1-sept.-2025-a-13_35_06-e1756727398891.webp\" alt=\"Museums\" \/>Museums<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remains of Constantinople are now intertwined with the streets of Istanbul.<br \/>Churches transformed into mosques, walls buried within the urban fabric, forgotten imperial columns&#8230;<br \/>Here are the places you can explore today, witnesses to a thousand years of imperial, religious, and civil history. All are visible, and sometimes overlooked by classic tours. <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n<h2>Constantinople at a Glance: Highlights<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 cb-carousel-block cb-single-slide peek-carousel\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"10\" data-cb-speed=\"300\" data-cb-navigation=\"true\" data-cb-pagination=\"true\" data-cb-breakpoints=\"{&quot;767&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}}\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"cb-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sainte-Sophie_Adobe_LicenseStandart_585309562-5-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hagia Sophia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/sainte-sophie\/\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_554193523_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" 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is-style-rounded--9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TourGalata_Adobe_LicenseStandart-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TourGalata_Adobe_LicenseStandart-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TourGalata_Adobe_LicenseStandart-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TourGalata_Adobe_LicenseStandart-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TourGalata_Adobe_LicenseStandart-1536x1023.png 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TourGalata_Adobe_LicenseStandart-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Galata Tower and 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https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BlachernaePalace_Adobe_LicenseStandart-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BlachernaePalace_Adobe_LicenseStandart-2048x1366.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blachernae Palace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/MnnnRbAbtSkpeCU99\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-photo-32176909-32176909-edited-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Stunning view of a Byzantine dome adorned with vibrant religious mosaics.\" class=\"wp-image-188\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-photo-32176909-32176909-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-photo-32176909-32176909-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-photo-32176909-32176909-edited-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chora Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/C1SgiMnenyPUn2Wv7\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-1536x1017.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-2048x1356.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-50x33.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-100x66.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ancient Hippodrome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/hippodrome-antique\/\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-next swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"palais-monuments\">Palaces and Imperial Monuments<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where the Basileus reigned.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 cb-carousel-block\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"15\" data-cb-speed=\"300\" data-cb-navigation=\"true\" data-cb-pagination=\"true\" data-cb-breakpoints=\"{&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}}\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"cb-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--14\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BlachernaePalace_Adobe_LicenseStandart-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BlachernaePalace_Adobe_LicenseStandart-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BlachernaePalace_Adobe_LicenseStandart-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BlachernaePalace_Adobe_LicenseStandart-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BlachernaePalace_Adobe_LicenseStandart-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BlachernaePalace_Adobe_LicenseStandart-2048x1366.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blachernae Palace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/MnnnRbAbtSkpeCU99\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--15\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Grand-Palais-Mosaics-Museum.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great Palace of Constantinople<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/HFQsBrMqQDgByJYQA\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--16\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Column_of_Constantine_July_2010-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Column of Constantine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/nNamZ4g2APeFShZXA\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--17\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Colonne-des-Goths-Google-Maps-Image.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-667\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Column of the Goths<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/PkbnqShWRMQiPQkYA\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--18\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_115398466-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_115398466-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_115398466-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_115398466-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_115398466-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_115398466-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_115398466-50x33.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_115398466-100x67.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Boukoleon Palace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/e9kc624Av1JZaGZcA\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--19\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_331985586-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-631\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Column of Marcian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/12dkHD1xtna9Adg19\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_983121074-2-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_983121074-2-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_983121074-2-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_983121074-2-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Column of Arcadius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/D1CgSbxWuoFAA3ob9\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-next swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"infrastructures-civiles\">Civil Infrastructure<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forums, cisterns, aqueducts: the ingenuity of an ancient capital serving a million souls.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 cb-carousel-block\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"15\" data-cb-speed=\"300\" data-cb-navigation=\"true\" data-cb-pagination=\"true\" data-cb-breakpoints=\"{&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}}\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"cb-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/hippodrome-antique\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-1536x1017.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-2048x1356.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-50x33.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_51065194-100x66.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ancient Hippodrome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/hippodrome-antique\/\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/sphendone-de-lhippodrome\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ruines-du-sphendone-de-lhippodrome-Google-Maps-Image.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-654\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sphendone of the Hippodrome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/qsqR91uR2vuedWNe6\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--23\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Column_of_Constantine_July_2010-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Forum of Constantine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/huVSVRhuxnGqxTsv7\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--24\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_1638581502-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-664\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_1638581502-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_1638581502-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_1638581502-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_1638581502-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_1638581502-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_1638581502-50x38.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_1638581502-100x75.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Orphanage of St. Paul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/xa7ZWyGjpnmzf2b7A\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--25\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Le-Million-Google-Maps-Image.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-659\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Milion &#8211; Milestone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/VoBA7eXkDeivF6nj9\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--26\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Citerne-de-Theodosius.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-965\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Citerne-de-Theodosius.webp 408w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Citerne-de-Theodosius-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Citerne-de-Theodosius-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Citerne-de-Theodosius-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cistern of Theodosius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/VMeJSPLjk3h6wMzf9\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--27\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cistern_of_Mocius-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cistern_of_Mocius-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cistern_of_Mocius-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cistern_of_Mocius-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cistern_of_Mocius-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cistern_of_Mocius-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cistern_of_Mocius-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cistern_of_Mocius-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cistern of Aetius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/v6g2LWV3iJbDXWpbA\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--28\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Citerne-Aspar-Google-Image-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-788\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cistern of Aspar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/yFnockz3Bij9hmRe6\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--29\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rotonde-Mirelion-Google-Maps-Image-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rotunda of Myrelaion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--30\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Zeyrek-Sarnici-Citerne-Pancrator.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-641\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cistern of the Pantocrator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--31\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_554193523_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_554193523_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_554193523_Editorial_Use_Only-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_554193523_Editorial_Use_Only-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Basilica Cistern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/RBE6zacMSYkyVWJt9\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_509388136-1024x767.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-974\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_509388136-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_509388136-scaled-600x449.webp 600w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_509388136-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_509388136-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_509388136-1536x1150.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_509388136-2048x1534.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_509388136-50x37.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_509388136-100x75.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Forum of Theodosius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/SN8Q6gaqYLLGYH179\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--33\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Valens_aquaduct_Istanbul_01-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Valens_aquaduct_Istanbul_01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Valens_aquaduct_Istanbul_01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Valens_aquaduct_Istanbul_01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Valens_aquaduct_Istanbul_01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Valens_aquaduct_Istanbul_01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Valens_aquaduct_Istanbul_01-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Valens_aquaduct_Istanbul_01-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aqueduct of Valens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-next swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"edifices-religieux\">Religious Buildings<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the dome of Hagia Sophia to forgotten churches, Orthodox faith etched in stone.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 cb-carousel-block\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"15\" data-cb-speed=\"300\" data-cb-navigation=\"true\" data-cb-pagination=\"true\" data-cb-breakpoints=\"{&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}}\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"cb-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--34\"><a href=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/sainte-sophie\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sainte-Sophie_Adobe_LicenseStandart_585309562-5-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hagia Sophia (Mosque)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/sainte-sophie\/\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--35\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-photo-32176909-32176909-edited-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Stunning view of a Byzantine dome adorned with vibrant religious mosaics.\" class=\"wp-image-188\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-photo-32176909-32176909-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-photo-32176909-32176909-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-photo-32176909-32176909-edited-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chora Church (Mosque)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/C1SgiMnenyPUn2Wv7\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--36\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monastere-du-Stoudion-Google-Maps-Image.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ruins of the Stoudion Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/gjFn2SJLtmFQSwEw6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--37\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_570027164-2-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-647\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Myrelaion Monastery (Mosque)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/JUDX4fJSMU1W9kcx6\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--38\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_221406596-1024x711.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_221406596-1024x711.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_221406596-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_221406596-768x533.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_221406596-1536x1066.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_221406596-2048x1421.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_221406596-50x35.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_221406596-100x69.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pantocrator Monastery (Mosque)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/rLLrKKD9GtKHRHGD9\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--39\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-photo-18709369-18709369-edited-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Stunning view of Hagia Irene, an iconic Byzantine architecture in Istanbul.\" class=\"wp-image-191\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hagia Irene (Museum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/fJaJLLApcSHGRgYa9\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--40\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_271508472-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-634\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_271508472-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_271508472-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_271508472-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_271508472-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_271508472-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_271508472-50x38.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_271508472-100x75.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pantepoptes Monastery (Mosque)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/1Qs2LKUmJgDAfZcM8\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--41\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_250183237-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-643\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_250183237-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_250183237-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_250183237-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_250183237-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_250183237-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_250183237-50x33.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_250183237-100x67.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Church of Theotokos Kyriotissa (Mosque)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/7VYxV1AZcAp2Vm8Y9\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--42\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417025512-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417025512-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417025512-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417025512-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417025512-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417025512-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417025512-50x33.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_417025512-100x67.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Church of St. Theodore (Mosque)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ZZFZ8URCWiURWaH86\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--43\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Google-Maps-Ruins-of-St-Polyeuctos.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-636\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ruins of the Church of St. Polyeuctus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/GfA4NQiE3BZcpq4b8\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--44\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8573-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-192\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8573-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8573-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8573-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8573-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8573-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8573-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8573-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Mosque)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/oXQAkE7fkhamJCca7\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--45\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_553845372-1024x656.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_553845372-1024x656.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_553845372-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_553845372-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_553845372-1536x984.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_553845372-2048x1313.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_553845372-50x32.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_553845372-100x64.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lips Monastery Church (Mosque)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/eLLd4EmSC1pGnF6Z8\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-next swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"portes-tours\">Gates, Towers, and Walls<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stone scars that protected the city for a millennium.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 cb-carousel-block\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"15\" data-cb-speed=\"300\" data-cb-navigation=\"true\" data-cb-pagination=\"true\" data-cb-breakpoints=\"{&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}}\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"cb-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--46\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GalataStreets_Adobe_LicenseStandart-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GalataStreets_Adobe_LicenseStandart-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GalataStreets_Adobe_LicenseStandart-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GalataStreets_Adobe_LicenseStandart-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GalataStreets_Adobe_LicenseStandart-1536x1025.png 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GalataStreets_Adobe_LicenseStandart-2048x1367.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Galata Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/T9J7tK84Y4UopEwQ6\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--47\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ConstantinopleWalls_Adobe_LicanseStandart-1-1024x681.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ConstantinopleWalls_Adobe_LicanseStandart-1-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ConstantinopleWalls_Adobe_LicanseStandart-1-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ConstantinopleWalls_Adobe_LicanseStandart-1-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ConstantinopleWalls_Adobe_LicanseStandart-1-1536x1021.png 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ConstantinopleWalls_Adobe_LicanseStandart-1-2048x1362.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Walls of Theodosius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/X1icX5WSKDSwQqRPA\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--48\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gate of St. Romanus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/j5KhcA9e4JL3fQPh8\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--49\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_34465622-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-783\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_34465622-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_34465622-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_34465622-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_34465622-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_34465622-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_34465622-1-50x33.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_34465622-1-100x67.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/rVqJeAFQp6WHJNHN6\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--50\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gate of Charisius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/484UapNkfvBjPZ6LA\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--51\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_94963513-5-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-550\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_94963513-5-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_94963513-5-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_94963513-5-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_94963513-5-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_94963513-5-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_94963513-5-50x33.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_94963513-5-100x67.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xylokerkos Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/s3aRXM86in27A7V4A\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--52\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mevlanakapi-Porte-de-Reghion-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-778\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gate of Rhegion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/RvEMAFCgfXDD6ZrE9\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--53\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Egrikapi.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Egrikapi.webp 408w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Egrikapi-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Egrikapi-50x38.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Egrikapi-100x75.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kalligaria Gate &#8211; E\u011frikap\u0131<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--54\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_367919884-1-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1033\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_367919884-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_367919884-1-scaled-600x399.webp 600w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_367919884-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_367919884-1-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_367919884-1-1536x1022.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_367919884-1-2048x1363.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_367919884-1-50x33.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_367919884-1-100x67.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prison of Anemas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/RZpg3fzWaEg4qWQn6\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--55\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_657122998-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_657122998-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_657122998-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chain of the Golden Horn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/%f0%9f%94%97-la-chaine-de-la-corne-dor\/\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-next swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"siege-constantinople\">Siege of 1453<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Relive the decisive hours of the 1453 siege by exploring the places where Byzantines and Ottomans clashed, amidst walls, ports, and strategic hills.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 cb-carousel-block\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"15\" data-cb-speed=\"300\" data-cb-navigation=\"true\" data-cb-pagination=\"true\" data-cb-breakpoints=\"{&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}}\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"cb-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--56\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_47039583-1024x654.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_47039583-1024x654.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_47039583-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_47039583-768x491.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_47039583-1536x981.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_47039583-2048x1308.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_47039583-50x32.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_47039583-100x64.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">April 20, 1453: Naval battle between 4 Genoese and Byzantine ships and the Ottoman fleet at the entrance to the Bosphorus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/x7ppPmpRkxt5ktMBA\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--57\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_10837232-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_10837232-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_10837232-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_10837232-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_10837232-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_10837232-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_10837232-1-50x33.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_10837232-1-100x67.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">April 21, 1453: 70 Ottoman ships transported overland from the Bosphorus to the Golden Horn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/Qfi5QVc1eu867BBr9\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--58\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/kasimpasa-debarquement-Corne-d-Or.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-822\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">April 22, 1453: The Ottoman fleet enters the Golden Horn, threatening Christian ships and the ramparts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/dBUaG67ckCdoVt1q7\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--59\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_401676099-1024x681.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_401676099-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_401676099-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_401676099-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">April 27, 1453: Night attack by Venetian ships against the Ottoman fleet in the Golden Horn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/eQwFxLsCyG5Z96ci8\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--60\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8613-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">May 29, 1453: Victorious Ottoman assault at the Gate of St. Romanus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/2ikzCSxueM7oi8uXA\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--61\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kerkoporta-Google-Image.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-811\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">May 29, 1453: Kerkoporta, the gate through which the first Ottomans are believed to have entered Constantinople<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/jMYwejvpxQabGHte8\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--62\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8616-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">May 29, 1453: Gate of Charisius for the Sultan&#8217;s victorious entry before reaching Hagia Sophia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/kgyQjF3aFP3Nvc3k9\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-next swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"musees-explorer\">Museums<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immerse yourself in Istanbul&#8217;s museums where Byzantine treasures and traces of the 1453 siege intertwine<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 cb-carousel-block\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"15\" data-cb-speed=\"300\" data-cb-navigation=\"true\" data-cb-pagination=\"true\" data-cb-breakpoints=\"{&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}}\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"cb-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--63\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8599-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-475\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8599-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8599-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8599-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8599-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8599-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8599-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8599-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Museum of the Siege of Constantinople in 1453 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--64\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Grand-Palais-Mosaics-Museum.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great Palace Mosaic Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/HFQsBrMqQDgByJYQA\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--65\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8652-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-971\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8652-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8652-2-scaled-600x450.webp 600w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8652-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8652-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8652-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8652-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8652-2-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8652-2-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hagia Sophia History Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ZWF3UYCFjTcivoSi7\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--66\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_550275901-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-800\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_550275901-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_550275901-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Istanbul Archaeological Museum <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/4FYpyiY3P6YMBhLJ6\">\ud83e\udded Explore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-next swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-body-font-family wp-block-paragraph\">Walk through time, observe the surviving stones, and imagine the city as it was before May 29, 1453.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c436662c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--67\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/en\/\"><strong>\ud83e\udded<\/strong> Home<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--68\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-background-color has-background has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/constantinople1453.org\/en\/history\/\">\ud83d\udcdc History<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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intertwined with the streets of Istanbul.Churches transformed into mosques, walls buried within the urban fabric, forgotten imperial columns&#8230;Here are the places you can explore today, witnesses to a thousand years of imperial, religious, and civil history. All are visible, and sometimes overlooked by classic tours. 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