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Are Istanbul’s Byzantine Monuments Being Erased from Sight?
Byzantine-era monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly the Byzantine capital city known as Constantinople, are being covered ...
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On This Day in 1930, Constantinople Was Renamed Istanbul, Both Greek Words
Built as Byzantium, and then renamed Constantinople, Istanbul officially received its present name on this day in 1930.
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The Fall of Constantinople: Tracing History in Istanbul, Turkey
The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered impregnable, faced the formidable forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan ...
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1453: The Fall of Constantinople & the Rise of an Empire
This is the story of Constantinople’s fall, how Europe’s richest city fell to the Turks and became known as Istanbul: the story of the Great Siege of 1453. When histories greatest ...
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TOI-1453 C: Key Sub-Neptune in Dual Exoplanet System
Astronomers have discovered two exoplanets around TOI-1453, a star about 250 light years away. These two exoplanets, a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune, are common in the galaxy, yet are absent from our ...
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Istanbul Straddles Two Continents—and Time Itself
the former Genoese trading colony from 1273-1453 that was steps from our accommodations at Galata Istanbul Hotel. Offering views drinking in the fabled Golden Horn (the primary inlet of the Bosphorus) ...