The Belgrade Gate of Constantinople - Theodosian Walls

            Second Military Gate aka Belgrade Gate. 
 
The Second Military Gate or Gate of BelgradeThe Second Military Gate or Xylokerkos Gate (Ξυλόκερκος Πύλη) lay between towers 22 and 23. Its second name derives from the fact that it led to a wooden circus (amphitheatre) outside the walls. 

Its is known today as Belgrade Gate (Belgrad Kapısı), after the Serbian artisans settled there by Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent after he conquered Belgrade in 1521. According to a story related by Niketas Choniates, in 1189 the gate was walled off by Emperor Isaac II Angelos, because according to a prophecy, it was this gate that Western Emperor Frederick Barbarossa would enter the city through. It was re-opened in 1346 but closed again before the siege of 1453, and remained closed until 1886.

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Taken in: Turkey / İstanbul / İstanbul / Hacı Hamza (show map)

Taken on: May 3, 2009

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Turkey

D300

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Istanbul

Constantinople

Xylokerkos

Ξυλόκερκος Πύλη

Second Millitary Gate

Belgrad Kapısı

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Camera: NIKON D300, f/10.0, 1/402 sec, 20mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON D300
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/402)
Focal Length:	20mm
ISO:	200
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
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