Thursday 2 December 2010

the expansion of the old city

This is an image showing the expansion of the city throught time in accordance with the building of the three major walls constrcted in the old Istanbul.
The gates of the Theodosian walls(that still exist) are also spotted, as well as the religious buildings of the city( churches and monasteries).
The dotted lines indicate the boundaries of the existing districts in the region.

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