Hippodrome (Istanbul, Turkey): Starting gates (carceres)

Published/Created:

Constantinople, Byzantium
ca. 324

Notes:

Frescoes are from the 12th century.

Variant Titles:

S. Sophia (Kiev, Ukraine): Fresco: Carceres of the Hippodrome in Constantinople (reconstruction)

Topics:

Architecture -- Turkey -- 4th century -- (YVRC)
Painting -- Ukraine -- 12th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Byzantine

Culture:

Byzantine

Accession Number:

3690-004

Genre:

hippodromes (AAT)
paintings: frescoes (AAT)
reconstructions (visual works) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Hippodrome/Atmeydani: A Stage for Istanbul's History, Pera Museum Publication 39, 2010, p. 113

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Kiev, Ukraine: S. Sophia Cathedral

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 326655

OID:

594710

PID:

digcoll:1913354