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Fortifications of Constantinople
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Fortifications_of_Constantinople
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:castle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Walls_of_Constantinople
City Walls of Istanbul
gptkbp:breachedBy
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:breachedIn
1453
gptkbp:builder
gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
gptkbp:built
4th century
gptkbp:component
gptkb:Theodosian_Walls
gptkb:Sea_Walls
gptkb:Golden_Horn_Walls
gptkb:Blachernae_Walls
Moat
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:currentLocation
gptkb:Istanbul,_Turkey
gptkbp:defendedIn
gptkb:Varangian_Guard
gptkb:Byzantine_army
gptkbp:expansion
gptkb:Theodosius_II
gptkbp:feature
gptkb:castle
gates
double walls
gptkbp:hasGate
gptkb:Golden_Gate
gptkb:Porta_Aurea
gptkb:Gate_of_Adrianople
gptkb:Gate_of_Charisius
gptkb:Gate_of_St._Romanus
gptkb:Gate_of_Xylokerkos
gptkbp:historicalPeriod
gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkb:Late_Antiquity
Ottoman period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Fortifications of Constantinople
gptkbp:influenced
medieval military architecture
city walls of Europe
gptkbp:length
about 20 km
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:material
gptkb:brick
gptkb:stone
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Siege_of_1204
Siege of 1453
Arab sieges of Constantinople
gptkbp:notableFeature
massive gates
multi-layered defense system
towers at regular intervals
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Historic_Areas_of_Istanbul
gptkbp:protectedBy
gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:purpose
defense
gptkbp:significance
protected city for over 1000 years
gptkbp:status
partially preserved
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
gptkb:Historic_Areas_of_Istanbul
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Justinian
gptkb:Flavius_Justinianus
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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