The Defences of the Seven Tower Complex and the Golden Gate
The Defences of the Yedikule and the Golden gate
by Stephen Francis Wyley
The western face of the Yedikule, inside the Land walls.
The wall top defences of the Yedikule.
Inside the Yedikule, looking up to north western tower from the wall walk, spot me in the tower.
Inside the Yedikule, looking down from the north western tower to Denise on the wall walk.
One of the minor 'D' shaped towers.
Looking towards the rear gate along the wall walk, note the black dog (that following me up the towers) and the lack of a rear wall along the wall walk (10 to 15m drop).
The Golden Gate.
The much filled outer face of the main portal of the Golden Gate.
The rear of the main portal of the Golden Gate.
To the left of the main portal is another closed by a large iron grill
To the left of inside of the Golden Gate is a large talus.
The Outer Gate.
The front of the outer gate.
The south side of the outer gate.
The rear of the outer gate.
The view south from one of the towers of Yedikule.
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]
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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