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This last column that was built by Emperor
Constantine VII, nicknamed as Porphyrogentus, for the memory of
his grandfather, Basileus, was located just in the center of the
Hippodrome Square. The Column, dated as the 10th century, is 32
m. high, and was covered with embroidered copper and brass
plates and these plates were removed during the Latin invasion
in the early 13th century and coins were made out of these
equipment. The column, which was heavily damaged by the
earthquake in 1894, was restored recently. |
