Pope Nicholas V, who died OTD in 1455, called for a crusade against the Ottoman Turks after they captured #Constantinople in 1453; it never materialized https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history
İstanbul, Overlooking the Golden Horn and Bosphorus

İstanbul is Constantinople: Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar, and strolling along the Golden Horn.

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