The Obelisk Of Theodosius In At Meydan , Istanbul, Turkey Stock Photo

At Meydan? (Horse Square in Turkish) is a 400-meter-long square that runs alongside the Blue Mosque. This area was historically the true CENTER OF CONSTANTINOPLE, it is here that games and chariot races were held, festivals and political events were celebrated here. The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III, first erected during the 18th dynasty of Egypt. It was re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople