Bob the TravelerMahmud Shevket Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, who brought the first automobile to #Constantinople and created the Ottoman Air Force in 1911, was assassinated OTD in 1913 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history
Today is the feast day of Saints Stephen and Anthimus of #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey
Emperor Theodosius II married Aelia Eudocia OTD in 421 in #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history
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Map of Byzantium/Constantinople/Istanbul, 16th century AD (Franz Hogenberg)
Epiphanius, Ecumenical Patriarch of #Constantinople, died OTD in 535 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history
Hacker NewsDelacroix's Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople Restored
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Delacroix’s Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople Restored to Its Original Glory
Following a meticulous course of conservation treatment, Eugène Delacroix’s Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople is returning to the Red Rooms, joining a number of other famous works by the artist. By restoring the piece’s colours to their original brilliance, once darkened by yellowed varnish, the conservators’ work has allowed its complex significance to shine through once more.
Today is the feast day of Nicephorus the Confessor, early 9th century Patriarch of #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history