Project Gutenberg 2016-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 495 Gilles, Pierre 1490 1555 Gyllius, Petrus Gilles, Peter Gilles, Petrus De topographia Constantinopoleos. English The Antiquities of Constantinople With a Description of Its Situation, the Conveniencies of Its Port, Its Publick Buildings, the Statuary, Sculpture, Architecture, and Other Curiosities of That City E-text prepared by Turgut Dincer, Brian Wilcox, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org); frontispiece generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "The Antiquities of Constantinople" by Pierre Gilles is a historical account written in the early 16th century. The work serves as a detailed description of the city of Constantinople, examining its history, architecture, public buildings, and the various antiquities found within. The book stands as a significant source of information about the city during a period when it was experiencing significant change, especially after the fall of the Byzantine Empire. At the start of the work, John Ball, the translator, provides both a dedication and a comprehensive preface. He highlights the importance of antiquities and the cultural richness of Constantinople, suggesting that its unique geographical position and historical significance make it a subject of essential interest. The opening chapters explore the city's founders and its establishment, detailing the evolution of its structure and architecture over time. There is a vivid description of the city's environment, noting its strategic advantages, abundant resources, and its role as a vital trade hub between Europe and Asia. This sets the stage for a thorough exploration of Constantinople's glory in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel Turkey -- Antiquities Istanbul (Turkey) -- Antiquities DR Text Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient Category: Architecture 747901 2025-09-21T08:03:10.181101 text/html 724095 2024-10-23T01:08:19 text/html 2792820 2025-09-21T08:03:24.410085 application/epub+zip 2798088 2025-09-21T08:03:12.963082 application/epub+zip 330947 2025-09-21T08:03:11.522134 application/epub+zip 3115901 2025-09-21T08:03:32.930966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2807775 2025-09-21T08:03:22.915030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478180 2022-09-24T05:13:53.692076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609665 2025-09-21T08:03:07.657138 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 589600 2024-10-23T01:08:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17487 2025-09-21T08:03:33.094010 application/rdf+xml 15406 2025-09-21T08:03:11.696129 image/jpeg 2809 2025-09-21T08:03:11.611102 image/jpeg 2481442 2025-09-21T08:03:10.355061 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia