The Land Walls of Constantinople (part 2)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- The famous Theodosian land walls kept Constantinople safe for a thousand years. Let's walk the full length of them and look at the details.
This video is part of a series - 'The History of Byzantium goes to Istanbul.' In 2018 the listeners of the podcast funded a Kickstarter to send me to Istanbul. I documented many of the surviving Byzantine sites and have made videos about them.
I am now able to offer tours to Istanbul (and beyond) for listeners of the podcast. Email me if you'd like to know more (thehistoryofbyzantium at gmail.com).
Video edited by / suhlefilm
For more information about Byzantine Constantinople visit www.thebyzanti.... It's a fantastic website providing breakdowns of the Byzantine buildings that can still be seen today and there you'll find most of the still images and sketches used in these videos.
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2024 Update: You can now pay to visit the Yedikule Fortress and see the Golden Gate up close. 3 gates to the north - the Gate of Rhegion (Mevlânakapı Kapısı) now allows visitors to legally climb the walls. There is also a small exhibit on the walls in an old police station just through the gate (Mevlanakapı Ziyaretçi Merkezi). The spot I climb in Part 2 (near Edirnekapı) is now fenced off.
Just finished part one and thought "Damn, I wish part two was out now" Lo and behold
Much nicer than Occasionalinople.
Haha
Loved it. thank you
The Fall of Constantinople always fills me with sadness...
I walked the part 2 wall long before I saw this video, great stuff thanks.
Very good videos, thank you. I followed some of your tips when I visited the walls.
Thanks so much. It's funny how out of date my advice already is. I don't know if you were able to see the Golden Gate up close but it is now open to the public.
Been listening to the podcast for a long time, good to see moving to the medium of video and it looks great! Keep it up Robin
One day Greek will rise again ❤❤❤
Is there any episode where the mosaics of the church of sant Vitale in ravenna are talked about? I seem to remever one but can't fint it anymore :(
I haven't made a video about them but I showed them briefly in the video on the Church of St Sergius and Bacchus
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2024 Update: You can now pay to visit the Yedikule Fortress and see the Golden Gate up close. 3 gates to the north - the Gate of Rhegion (Mevlânakapı Kapısı) now allows visitors to legally climb the walls. There is also a small exhibit on the walls in an old police station just through the gate (Mevlanakapı Ziyaretçi Merkezi). The spot I climb in Part 2 (near Edirnekapı) is now fenced off.
The story of Constantinople feels like a scene from Lord of the Rings, where the city was besieged by an army resembling orcs, along with hordes of Hungarian, Mongolian, and Turkish forces crashing against its walls. th-cam.com/video/HX4KKkSKZAY/w-d-xo.html
Great video and greetings from Hong Kong. Can't wait for further episodes. Do you find it difficult to find roads or paths walking along the entire wall? Planning to spend a morning for that when visiting Istanbul.
No not difficult. There are a couple of points where you can't continue on but you can switch to the other side of the walls and carry on
From brothel to museum. A long way downhill, sadly.
What a great video. Waffle-free narration, good photos, and a good map, frequently re-shown, to illustrate where the photos were taken. I congratulate you on producing a tutorial which is an example of how TV programmes should be made [ but are not ]. Thank you.
I wonder why the Ottoman Palace at the other end of the city came to be known as Topkapi.
Yeah that's odd, wikipedia doesn't seem to know
One of the Ottoman Sultans built a summer palace near the Land walls. It was named Topkapı (Cannon Gate) Palace because of the salute cannons in front of it. The palace was wooden and it was destroyed completely in a fire. Then they gave its name to the other palace. Before then, current Topkapi Palace was known as Yeni Saray (The New Palace)
Your stuff is great
Thank you
Why do people live in the ruins of those walls? I'm assuming they're homeless, but you never know. Do they seem to "respect" the ruins? Is it common in ancient cities for people to live in ruins that way? It's very surprising to me.
Yes homeless people or refugees. Most cities don't have walls that are as large as this so it's not typical for most cities
I explored the walls in 1978 when I was eighteen years old. Your video makes me want to return and do it again.
Fantastic
I'm surprised that you didn't mention the postern gate mistakenly left open through which the Ottomans entered.
I think they'd have got it in anyway :-)
I will visit Turkey for the first time in early October, explore around the country then specifically spend a week in Istanbul. I already saved these two parts to my phone so I can use them as a reference while walking along the walls. I am so thankful to find your amazing videos prior to going. Two thumbs up.
Thanks so much. Do message me nearer the time because things have changed significantly since I made these videos. There are now several legal places to climb the walls and the place I recommended is fenced off 🙂
@@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast I plan to walk a whole wall; hopefully, on a quiet Sunday morning in October starting from Merme Kule all the way to the Golden Horn. Again, I love watching, listening your videos and am very much appreciated.
It sucks that all is this ended up in Turkey.
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Wonderful video, thank you.
Very good. Thank you!
I must say I only found your podcast about a month ago and it has captivated me ever since, I listen to it at work and have managed to get to episode 201 in that timeframe. I will be devastated to say the least when i get toward the end.. but still have a good while to go! mainly wanted to say thank you so much for the professional and extremely detailed podcasts you make. what youve done for people like me who have always loved this time in history but dont have the time to dedicate to fully learning the ins and outs is wonderful. Easily the best media to date on the overall history of Byzantium in my personal opinion! I would recommend it in a heart beat to anybody even slightly interested in history. Thank you again Robin your a true legend!
That's so kind of you, thank you so much
@@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast You deserve it mate. You should be proud of yourself!
I plan on visiting "Constantinople" for the first time as part of a layover flight. Your video was very informative so I know what to look for, and know what I'm observing as I walk among its ruins.
Amazing. In case it's relevant you can no longer climb the wall at Edirne Kapi. But you can at Silivrikapi
@@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast oh thanks for telling me that I was planning on climbing it there since I could use the "T1" line.
@@misaelfraga8196 Yeah I need to put a warning on the video, it's all changed since then. You can now pay to visit the Yedikule Fortress and see the actual Golden Gate where the Emperors all entered for their triumphs. Then if you walk north from there both the next two gates now have official areas you can climb and even a little museum in an old police station and a coffee shop between the walls.
@@TheHistoryofByzantiumPodcast I was planning on having coffee by Turgut Özal Millet CD called Fatih Belediyesi. Based from the photos I can sit down and enjoy it right next to the walls.
What A Video!...Excellent work and very informative. Thanks
thank you taking me on a walk I would love to take,
but shall probably never have the opportunity to do.
This is so awesome.
Thank you for sharing your work and knowledge
Thank you sir for showing
Great walls o f modern turkey n China etc.
Nice presentation! Is there any remains which may suggest where the Constantinian walls were located or is it just a scholarly speculation?
Not remains that I know of but I think scholars have a good sense of where it was. www.youtube.com/@TheByzantineLegacy would know more than me
Kudos 👏
The colonizers will be removed one day
I don’t think so
Was walking the walls near the Gate of Charisius back in January. Went under/through a couple of gated-off sections from the city-side... didn't realise access may have been easier on the other side. No harm. But there were a lot of dodgy looking 'gentlemen' around the outside of the Gate. Didn't give us any problems, but I was on high alert. Not sure what that was all about...
There is a history of drug dealing and homelessness around different parts of the walls. Not that it was necessarily either of those things.
Will never ever listen to your podcast on spotify ever again. I sleep to it, and waking up to some idiot yelling about driving for Uber 3 times last night was more than enough. What a waste.
This channel is great. just subscribed