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This vast oblong square dotted with a few obelisks is all that remains nowadays from the prestigious Roman hippodrome. Only three monuments survive from those originally standing inside the track: to the south of the square, the Column of Constantine is a modest pile of stone blocks 32m high; the more interesting Serpentine Column consists of three intertwining serpents; the most beautiful monument, the Obelisk of Theodosius, is adorned with Byzantine bas-reliefs representing the Emperor Theodosius I and his family.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide92 m - At Meydanı 46, Istanbul
- The Green Guide173 m - Atmeydanı Cd., Istanbul
- The Green Guide230 m - Istanbul
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Where to sleepnearby
- From €17Optimist Hotel144 m - At Meydani No:16 Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34000
- From €69Hotel Ibrahim PashaMICHELIN Guide158 m - Terzihane Sok. No:7, Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34122
- From €30Turkoman Hotel165 m - Asmalı Cesme Sk. No: 2 Adliye Yanı Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34490
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Where to eatnearby
- Khorasani$MICHELIN 2024239 m - Alemdar Mahallesi, Ticarethane Sokak No:9/B, Fatih, Istanbul 34110
- Deraliye$$MICHELIN 2024282 m - Divanyolu Caddesi, Alemdar Mahallesi, Ticarethane Sokak No:10, Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34110
- Avlu Restaurant$$$MICHELIN 2024374 m - Cankurtaran, Tevkifhane Sokak No:1, Fatih, Istanbul 34122
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