Obelisk of Theodosius I (33 Subjects)
At Meydanı square, which is buit on the site of the Byzantine Hippodrome of Constantinople. Muslim wedding procession, possibly of an Ottoman official. In the background, the obelisk of Theodosius I, and the Serpent Column (Plataean tripod) from Delphi sanctuary, which was brought to Constantinople by Constantine I.
At Meydanı square, on the site of the Byzantine Hippodrome of Constantinople. The Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I.
Coins of ancient Byzantium. The Serpent column from Delphi on the Hippodrome of Constantinople. The column of Constantine (Çemberlitaş sütunu).
Hippodrome of Constantinople (At Meydanı) with the obelisk of Theodosius I and the Serpent column (Plataean or Delphi tripod). Mosque of Sultan Ahmed in the background.
Obelisk of Theodosius I at the Hippodrome of Constantinople (At Meydanı). Reliefs from the eastern side of the pedestal.
Obelisk of Theodosius I at the Hippodrome of Constantinople (At Meydanı). Reliefs from the western side of the pedestal.
Obelisk of Theodosius I at the Hippodrome of Constantinople (At Meydanı). Reliefs from the southern side of the pedestal.
Obelisk of Theodosius I at the Hippodrome of Constantinople (At Meydanı). Reliefs from the northern side of the pedestal.
Α. The Column of Constantine I (Çemberlitaş Sütunu). Β. The Obelisk of Theodosius I at the Hippodrome of Constantinople. C. The Serpent Column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople. D. The Column of Arcadius in Istanbul.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople. In the foreground the Obelisk of Theodosius I and the Serpent column. In the background Hagia Sophia and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.
Panoramic view of the Seraglio Point from one of the minarets of Hagia Sophia. On the left the University of Abdülmecid. In the background the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I, the Obelisks of the Hippodrome of Constantinople and the Sea of Marmara.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople: The Serpent column, and the obelisks of Theodosius I and Constantine VII.
The mosque of Sultan Ahmed I and the Byzantine Hippodrome. In the foreground, the Obelisk of Theodosius I, and the Obelisk of Constantine VII. Between them, the Serpent column, that is, the bronze base of the golden tripod of Plataeae, originally in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi.
The Obelisk of Theodosius I (on the left) , and the Serpentine Column, from the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, at the Byzantine Hippodrome of Istanbul.
Composition: Scene at the craggy mountains of Slavonia, historical region pertaining to modern-day Croatia (left), procession headed by the Sultan (right).