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19-DEC-2008

Istanbul december 2009 7300.jpg

This is a "obelisk" made of hewn stone. It at some point in time seems to have been clad in bronze by Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (919-959). It may date back to Theodosius the Great or even Constantine the Great.

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Guest 30-Jan-2011 02:44
superb photos, love all of them,,,