Constantinople city walls

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constantinople_city_walls
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Walls_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:breachedBy gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:breachedIn 1453
gptkbp:bridgeType gptkb:Golden_Gate
gptkb:Gate_of_Charisius
gptkb:Gate_of_St._Romanus
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
gptkbp:builtIn 4th century
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Theodosius_II
5th century
gptkbp:feature gptkb:castle
gates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constantinople city walls
gptkbp:influenced medieval fortifications in Europe
gptkbp:influencedBy Roman military architecture
gptkbp:length approximately 20 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Istanbul
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:material gptkb:brick
limestone
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Theodosian_Walls
gptkb:Sea_Walls
gptkb:Golden_Horn_Walls
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:significance major defensive structure of Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:status partially preserved
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Historic_Areas_of_Istanbul
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gate_of_the_Pempton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7