Ten Turkish Buildings 03: The Obelisk of Theodosius
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Already eighteen centuries old when it was set up in the Hippodrome of Constantinople, the Obelisk of Theodosius loomed over the greatest arena of Byzantium's two bloodiest pastimes: chariot racing and politics. 
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