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	7