The Column of Constantine (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality)

Turkey / Istanbul / Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
 monument, obelisk, 4th century construction
The Column of Constantine (or 'Burnt Column') (Turkish: Çemberlitaş sütunu) is a monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD. It commemorates the declaration of Byzantium (renamed by Constantine as Nova Roma) as the new capital city of the Roman Empire. The column is located on Yeniçeriler Caddesi in central Istanbul, along the old Divan Yolu (the 'Road to the Imperial Council') between Sultanahmet and Beyazıt Square (known as Forum Tauri in the Roman period.)

3D reconstruction:
byzantium1200.arkeo3d.com/forum-c.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_of_Constantine
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Coordinates:   41°0'30"N   28°58'16"E
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