Byzantine Walls runs all the way down to the Bosphorus. The wall towards the Topkapi Palace are in much better condition. Some parts are broken and crumbling. Nice to see Historical sites in Istanbul.

Walls of Constantinople The Walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul in Turkey) since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. With numerous additions and modifications during their history, they were the last great fortification system of antiquity, and one of the most complex and elaborate systems ever built.

The Byzantine sea walls of Constantinople were repaired a lot of times . If you see some inscriptions on some of the towers, they are in Greek and refer to emperor Theophilos who conducted extensive restorations of the walls.

Surların uzunluğu 22 km'dir. Haliç surları 5,5 km, kara surları 7,5 km, Marmara surları 9 km'dir. Kara surları üç bölümden oluşur: hendek, dış sur, iç sur. Hendekler bugün tarım alanı olmuştur. Sura bitişik ve 50 m aralıklarla kara surları tarafında, birçoğu yıkılmış, çatlamış durumda 96 burç bulunmaktadır. Bu burçlar, boydan boya uzanan sur duvarlarından 10 metrelik çıkıntıda, çoğunlukla kare planlı ve 25 m yüksekliğindedir. Pencereleri, tonozları, kapıları vardır. İç surlarla dış surlar arasında kapı ve merdiven bulunur. İç surlar ve burçlarda kefeki taşı ve tuğla kullanılmıştır.

(Translated by Google) Ancient Byzantine walls, or rather what is left of them. In some places they are well preserved, in others not very well. The general attitude towards this object, which is under the protection of UNESCO, is surprising. In the battlement towers, there is actually a toilet, in some places there are traces of homeless people, traces of fireplaces, garbage ... (Original) Старинные византийские стены, точнее то, что от них осталось . В некоторых местах они сохранились хорошо, в некоторых не очень. Удивляет общее отношение к этому объекту , который находится под охраной ЮНЕСКО. В башнях-бойницах фактически туалет, в некоторых местах следы проживания бездомных, следы от кострищ, мусор...

(Translated by Google) Looking at the old Byzantine walls, you understand why this city was once called Constantinople. Looking even at the remains of the former fortifications, one can imagine how huge and impregnable the city was. The length of its walls was 16 kilometers. They had 400 towers, some of which reached 15 meters in height and 20 in depth. The population of the city reached 800 thousand people. For comparison, in Russia at that time in all the cities together, the number of which was about three hundred, the population barely reached a million inhabitants. The legend that Prophetic Oleg once nailed a shield to the gates of Constantinople seems very doubtful against this background. Unless he quietly, at night, made his way to the gate, quickly nailed the shield and fled, while no one saw him. This is more likely to be believed, especially since this "glorious event" is not even casually mentioned in any of the Byzantine sources. (Original) Смотря на старые византийские стены понимаешь, отчего этот город когда-то называли Царьградом. Глядя даже и на остатки прежних укреплений можно представить себе, насколько это был огромный и неприступный город. Длина его стен составляла 16 километров. На них располагалось 400 башен, некоторые из которых достигали 15 метров в высоту и 20 в глубину. Население города достигало 800 тысяч человек. Для сравнения, на Руси в то время во всех городах вместе, число которых было около трехсот, население едва доходило до миллиона жителей. Легенда о том, что Вещий Олег когда-то прибил щит на ворота Царьграда, представляется на этом фоне весьма сомнительной. Разве что он втихаря, ночью пробрался к воротам, быстренько прибил щит и смылся, пока никто его не видел. В это верится скорее, тем более что ни в одном из византийских источников данное "славное событие" даже вскользь не упомянуто.

Golden gate is a must see!! Very nice and many people skip this but it’s totally worth it!!!

amazing views

They are partially renovated. Some parts reveal the view at the palace

Impressive defensive walls from Byzantine period.

Pretty spectacular to look at and get a glimpse into history

My wife and I began our sojourn through much of Mediterranean Turkey at the Byzantine Walls. From this starting point, we had planned a two-week long trip along the Western coast of Turkey to (mainly) follow the visit made by the Apostle Paul to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) in the first century. It is fitting that our sojourn began here at the Byzantine Walls.

(Translated by Google) The walls of Istanbul are the city walls surrounding Istanbul, which were built in the Eastern Roman era. The walls surrounding Istanbul were built starting in the 5th century and have been renovated four times with demolition and rebuilding. It was last built after 408 AD. II. During the period of Theodosius (408-450), the walls of Istanbul stretched from Saraiburnu to Ayvansaray along the coast of the Golden Horn, from this side to Yedikul, from Ydikule to Topkapi, and from Topkapi to Ayvansaray. (Original) أسوار اسطنبول هي أسوار المدينة المحيطة بإسطنبول ، والتي بنيت في العصر الروماني الشرقي. تم بناء الجدران المحيطة بإسطنبول بدءًا من القرن الخامس وتم تجديدها أربع مرات بالهدم وإعادة البناء. آخر بنائه بعد 408 م. II. خلال فترة ثيودوسيوس (408-450) ، امتدت أسوار اسطنبول من سارايبورنو إلى أيفان سراي على طول ساحل القرن الذهبي ، من هذا الجانب إلى يديكول ، من يديكولي إلى توبكابي ، ومن توبكابي إلى أيفان سراي.

A fascinating place. It left a deep impression on me.

quite and good place for walking by the sea side

It's great to see this beautiful wall as you walk the esplanade. They are working to keep it in shape and protect it.

Great site

Класні мури. Можна прогулятися повз них, або подивитися з вікна таксі чи автобуса. Але розуміння того, що їм тисяча плюс років - вражає. Вони дещо в занепалому стані. Але всерівно виглядають бадьоро і краще ніж багато мусульманських будівель збудованих турками пізніше.