Below is a sketch concentrating on the development of the city inside its walls. It shows all three stages of the city, the first with the old walls, the later expansion with the Constantine walls and last the important construction of the thick Theodosian walls.
There is also a sketch pointing out the gates of the Theodosian walls and a section through them.
Each gate of the Theodosian walls had each own purpose and its own history.
The way I see it is that each gate is a door to another world and even maybe a different point in history.
The 1st military gate gave access only to fortifications.
The Golden gate was supposed to be only for the emperors, special visitors and processions.
The Yedicule gate leads to the towers of Yedicule which held prisoners and state treasure.
The Belgrade gate is the 2nd military gate.
The Siliviry gate was the 1st large public gate.
The Topkapi gate used to be the main route into the city.
The Edirne gate is the gate that Sultan Ahmet entered in 1453 after his triumph.
The Tekfur Saray was a palace built into the thickness of the wall.
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