L'Hippodrome (At Meidani) (Sultanahmet Square)

Description

The ancient hippodrum, built on the first of the seven hills of the historical peninsula in Istanbul, was built by the Roman Emperor Severuz in the 2nd century. The ancient hippodrum has a width of 117 meters and a height of 480 meters, and the human capacity of the building is between 60,000 and 100,000 people. Before the 19th century, it was named Horse Square due to horse training during the Ottoman Empire. It is known as Sultan Ahmet Square after the 19th century. The obelisk in the engraving was brought from Egypt by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in 390. The Serpent Column was brought from the Temple of Apollo in the ancient city of Delphi, southwest of Mount Parnasos in Greece. The 32-meter twisted obelisk of rough-cut stone (also known as the Constantine's Obelisk) was built by Emperor Constantine VI.