🐎 Column of Justinian

Turkey · Europe · 41.01°N, 28.98°E

The Column of Justinian was a Roman triumphal column erected in Constantinople by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I in honour of his victories in 543. It stood in the western side of the great square of the Augustaeum, between the Hagia Sophia and the Great Palace, and survived until its demolition by the 1509 Constantinople earthquake, which affected other historical places as well.

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Country	Turkey
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	41.01°N, 28.98°E · view on map

Column of Justinian is located in Turkey, in Europe.

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