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The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the bronze Serpentine Column with the Blue Mosque in the background. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the obelisk of Theodosius (right) , the Serpent Column (centre), and the column of Constantine Porphyrgenitus (left). Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

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Hippodrome of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)

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The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the bronze Serpentine Column with the Blue Mosque in the background. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the obelisk of Theodosius (right) , the Serpent Column (centre), and the column of Constantine Porphyrgenitus (left). Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.