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Column of Constantine

hidden gem

Çemberlitaş Sütunu

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easy

7/10

spiritual, contemplative

A local would say...

Relics from Troy and nails of the True Cross sealed in its base since 330 AD — Istanbul's most mythologically loaded monument

The 35m-tall burnt column erected by Constantine in 330 AD — once crowned with a statue of the emperor as Apollo. Scognamillo describes it as 'Istanbul's most mysterious monument' — legends say sacred relics from Troy, the nails of the True Cross, and crumbs from the loaves that fed the five thousand are sealed in its base. The column has survived fires, earthquakes, and 17 centuries of Istanbul chaos.

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