Part of the series of defensive walls surrounded the city, various stages of the walls’ construction date back to the Roman Empire, with some evidence of the existence of the citadel (in its earliest construction) dating back as far as 2000 BCE. Most…
Attributed to the workshop of Apolloni di Giovanni di Tomaso, Italian, said to come from the Palazzo Strozzi. The front panel depicts a battle at the city of Trebizond, Constantinople is at the upper left. The battle shows the fall of Trebizond to…
This equestrian bronze statue of Saladin was unveiled in 1993 by the then Syrian president Hafex Assad marking the 800th anniversary of Saladin’s death. It depicts his victory at the Battle of Hittin. Saladin is shown on horseback with two swordsmen,…
This painting by Delacrois was commissioned by Louis-Philippe, the last king of France. It shows a scene from the Fourth Crusade, wherein the Crusaders decide to sack the city of Constantinople instead of continuing on to invade the Muslin East and…