01 First Tower of the Land or Theodosian Walls (Istanbul)
[Fortress]
Common name
01 First Tower of the Land or Theodosian Walls (Istanbul)
Type
Type
Tower.
Sea walls / Land walls
Land
Location / Current context
Location / Current context
In Urban Setting.
Interest
Interest
Archaeological.
Interest
Architectural.
Interest
Epigraphical.
Interest
Historical.
Interest
Military Art.
Recent visit
7/3/2016
Key words
Basil II, the Bulgar-slayer,.
Byzantine Constantinople.
Byzantine fortifications.
Constantine / Konstantinos VIII, emperor.
Destruction of monuments.
Early Byzantine buildings.
Earthquakes.
Inscription / inscriptions.
Istanbul, 21st c.
Istanbul, Byzantine monuments.
Istanbul, modern.
John Geometres.
Land Walls.
Middle Byzantine period.
Propontis / Sea of Marmara.
Theodosian Walls.
Tower, towers.