Hippodrome, Sultanahmet, Istanbul
By Ken Grubb
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Here you can see the walled obelisk (front), with the obelisk of Theodosius I in the background. These mark the spina, or central divider of a track which was used for racing chariots, horses, and athletes. The rest of the hippodrome no longer exists.
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