Walled Obelisk, Hippodrome, Sultanahmet, Istanbul
Restored by Emperor Constantine VII and covered with gold-plated bronze plaques commemorating the victories of Emperor Basil I, his grandfather. Unfortunately the bronze plaques were stolen and melted down during the fourth crusade.
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