Sea Walls of Constantinople
The Defences of the Sea Walls
by Stephen Francis Wyley
We followed the walls of the Topkapi Palace down the hill to the Sea of Marmara. The railway line cuts through the old walls and I do not remember any tower of note at this junction. Once we reached the road which runs between the Sea walls and the sea we turned right and walked back to the main train station of Istanbul. A number of small work teams were working on various section of the walls. I could not convince them to let me take a look around so I just went further down the wall.
A wall tower of the Sea walls of Constantinople.
One of the main gates of this section.
An oddity, could be a blocked up gate (left of tree)
Second of the main gates along the section of the Sea walls.
Some detail of the interior of the gate.
Another sea wall tower. Note the reduced height of the structure.
As the wall extends towards the Bosphorus the walls and towers get lower and finally disappear.
However, I did note some original walls near the Egyptian Bazar.
Links to other parts of the Defences of Constantinople.
More Pictures of the Theodosian Land Walls
Links.
Byzantium 1200 is a project aimed at creating computer reconstructions of the Byzantine Monuments located in Istanbul, TURKEY as of year 1200 AD. [dead link 7 Sep 2020]
The Fight to Survive [dead link 7 Sep 2020]
The Land Walls [dead link 7 Sep 2020]
Site O is a group of people from around the world that share an interest in fortifications and artillery. Some are authors on the subject, some are connected with Universities and teach it and others are simply fascinated with it.
Other web pages on fortifications by the Author.
A Dictionary of Military Architecture
Bibliography of Military Architecture
Drawings of Aspects of Military Architecture
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
More Pictures of the Theodosian Land Walls
Siege Warfare, The Art of Offence and Defence
The Defences of Constantinople