How did Constantinople look in its prime?

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#Maiorianus

[bellatordei]

1. The city was way more magnificent after the building projects of Justinian's which were after the nika.
2. The city declined for a 200-300 years but it has its revival till the 4th crusade when lots of new magnificent buildings were build

[gnenian]

Im a Glaswegian. I think my city was founded on the principle of being like Constantinople became AFTER its Blues and Green.

[dewd]

The city did recover though it was back to 500, 000 residents by around 1000 ad

[uofwboo]

Crazy that an old Roman column and an equally old building stood near the Hagia Sophia as late as the 19th Century (photo at the end).

[mohammedsaysrashid]

Excellent explaining of That Transmitted Period from Booming to Decline Phases

[TaeSunWoo]

I miss the medieval Roman Empire. Bring her back

[gmkk]

Was there any great cites under the Byzantine besides Constantinople?

[pulklmz]

This town until 1400 was the brightest.west Europeans couldn't imagine this even at their dreams.man
Imagine Paris at 1000-1100ad was a village and Constantinople for 600 years was paradise

[GeneralFactCheck]

This is why everyone who says the "Dark ages werent actually dark" are wrong. Constantinople peaked around Antiquity, was inferior to Rome, and yet was still considered the greatest European city by lightyears during the Middle Ages.

[overomanlord]

What a tragedy. A city raped by barbarians

[hyperspce]

Istanbul is still today one of the most beautiful cities though. Ive been to around 30 European cities and Istanbul is my favorite. Hoping to go back this year

[Heyurgirlistotallyrandom]

ISTANBUL IS CONSTANINOPLE NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND ❤❤❤❤

[arsenlalatovic]

You dont know history, it was the greatest city of europe until 1204

[emptythrone]

The city reached its prime during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Solomon the Magnificent.

[wdgbirmingham]

I still call it Constantinople. Istanbul? No Ma'am

[immu]

Sultan mehmad fateh - The conqueror ❤🎉

[alexanderthegreat]

Wrong. Constantinople’s zenith is today because Istanbul has 15 million people. ;)

[jonny-b]

Craziest thing to me is how one delusional mans story of being the son of god literally overtook all the peoples of the empire that executed him. People still believe that silly shit too. Its wild.