manuel cohen

Istanbul

Detail of base, Obelisk of Theodosius, Hippodrome of Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey. This side, on the South face, depicts Theodosius and his court. The Obelisk of Theodosius was originally erected at Karnak by Tutmoses III (1479-25 BC) and was transported to Alexandria by Constantius II in 357, and then by Theodosius to Constantinople in 390. Picture by Manuel Cohen.

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Copyright: Manuel Cohen
Image Size: 5598x3444 / 5.9MB; 15th century BC 4th century ancient architectural architecture Asia Asian At Meydani bas-relief base Bosphorus Byzantium carved carving city color color image colour colour image Constantinople cultural culture day detail Egypt Egyptian Europe European exterior granite Hippodrome horizontal image inscribed inscription Istanbul Karnak marble no people nobody obelisk Obelisk of Theodosius Ottoman outdoors outside pedestal Pharaoh photograph photography red granite relief sculpture stone Sultanahmet Meydani Theodosius tourism tourist attraction travel Turkey Turkish Tutmoses III UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Detail of base, Obelisk of Theodosius, Hippodrome of Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey. This side, on the South face, depicts Theodosius and his court. The Obelisk of Theodosius was originally erected at Karnak by Tutmoses III (1479-25 BC) and was transported to Alexandria by Constantius II in 357, and then by Theodosius to Constantinople in 390. Picture by Manuel Cohen.