Before we finish these gates, let’s take a look at the ancient walls, past which we are now passing, across the isthmus on solid ground, that is, between the Seven Tower Castle and the Golden Horn, or the pier. This part of the ancient fortifications of Constantinople was built by Emperor Theodosius: the walls are in two rows and protected by a deep, 25-foot shi- (") Pahiyer, Enig. Ts. Chapter 97. Dukae, Chapter 98, Protsoshi, Book No., 4th Laeiz. rins, a moat. The towers and walls withstood many earthquakes, many earthquakes, and even more amazingly Moreover, they present the most picturesque picture of antiquity: their Gothic architecture, and in the ruined places, hanging with pale canvases on the battlements and towers, often large fig trees already with fruits, growing in the ragged walls, vegetable gardens planted in the moat, all this delights the lover of painting and feeds the thoughts of the traveler. a similar picture! On the opposite side of each gate there is a tower. They are not all of the same architecture, but they are all majestic and picturesque. At the very corner of the wall, along the sea, there is the Seven Tower Castle, according to the Turkish Yedikul. Here they are hidden from the curious by two huge towers built by Paleologus to strengthen the Ukrainian city on this side.. Most of the travelers managed to see this castle and enter it: so many of them doubted even its existence. Having received permission to explore Yedikul, l, using these same two towers, 40 I easily found the Golden Gate. They are located between the towers, and their arch connects them. The arc or arch is supported by Corinne pilasters (rather mediocre steel). This monument was erected by Oedosem, on the occasion of his victory over the rebellious Maxim, which was proven by the inscription, which was seen and copied by many scientists: it still does not exist and was erased with everything by the Turks, although England, who was in Constantinople almost at the same time as me, argues otherwise. But I looked carefully, I even found the remains of some letters: the inscriptions are already NFT. Here she is, as her visions before us wrote her down: Aigea Zoes1a zem dat Romash sopzgai ango. They were called Golden because of the greatness of their decoration, and because they were always carried by Emperors in solemn processions to Constantinople. At the top of them stood a statue of 9eodos the Great; but under the Emperor of Izavryaniya () she fell from an earthquake. The same fate occurred in the reign of Michael, son of Sofilov, °) Theophanes in Zevara.
la Oh, that Victory tattoo that was on them. Aft dvBeti ago one could still see the Labors of Hercules, the execution of Prometheus and many others depicted that now do not exist at all. Anciently, the writers of Constantinople counted fourteen thousand steps from the Golden Gate to Blachernae, that is, to the other end of the walls that I walked from the pier. You only have to look at the map to see how exactly this has been measured so far. Now let's continue to look at the gate from the sea. The first from Yedikul are called by the Turks Grenade, Narlevz-Kapu, because boats coming from the Archipelago with pomegranates and oranges usually land here.
The second behind them, Pesognyl Psamatal-Kapusi, from the Greek word Psamathos, “4gepa, sand, because they stand on the corner to which the flow brings a lot of sand.
Third, Davudz-Pashinskaya Gate. This should be the ancient gate of St. Ememan, where it ends (°) 910 and is about a mile to the left. The walls of Constantine fell until they spread across the world.
Fourth, New Gate, Teni-Kapusi, near which is the Armenian quarter.
The fifth ones are also called the second Mesogni, but in Turkish Kum-Kapusi; in the ancient Kondoskala.
Sixth, Turkin is called Tshatladi-Kapu ().
The seventh, Stables, Ikhur-Kapusi: everything needed for the Sultan’s stables is transported through them. Here begins the wall surrounding the Seraglio, which ends at Yazi-Ktoek ("). To the pier from Yedikul to the Seraglio corner, the entire wall is covered with huge stones, piled without any order one on top of the other, and serving as a bulwark against the strong waves hitting the sailors against the etens. At Yedikul I had to leave the horses and sail in a boat®. We just have to inspect the gate along the Pier, before that meta, © which I began my walk.