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The Column of Constantine

  • Address: Yeniçeriler Cad. and Vezirhan Cad., on the main street Divan Yolu, near the entrance to the Bazaar, Istanbul

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This column stood at the center of what was a large circular marketplace or forum, the symbolic heart of the city, where Constantine formally rededicated the city on May 11, 330. The column is 35 meters (115 feet) high and was once topped by a golden statue of Apollo to which Constantine added his own head. According to tradition Constantine placed various relics under the column, including an ax used by Noah to make the ark, a piece of the True Cross, and some of the leftover bread from the miracle of the loaves and fishes.

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