Column of Arcadius (Istanbul, Turkey): View before column was demolished

Published/Created:

Constantinople, Byzantium
402
before 1715

Date Depicted:

8000 BC - 499 AD

Notes:

Erected in 402 in honor of the emperor Arcadius, damaged in an earthquake in 704, and demolished in 1715 as a hazard to the surrounding buildings. All that remains now is the base. The original column was more than 50 meters high.

Variant Titles:

Column of Arkadios (Constantinople)

Topics:

Sculpture -- Byzantine -- 5th century -- (YVRC)
Sculpture -- Turkey -- 5th century -- (YVRC)

Topics:

Arcadius, Emperor of the East, 337-408 -- (LC)

Period/Style:

Byzantine

Culture:

Byzantine

Accession Number:

4174-038

Genre:

monuments: triumphal columns (AAT)
prints: engravings (AAT)
reconstructions (visual works) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Photo by Marinis Vaseleios

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

OID:

10156006

PID:

digcoll:1825700