What can you do in Constantinople?
Istiklal Street
- The Grand Bazaar.
- Hagia Sophia.
- Frommer’s Istanbul: Review of Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii)
- Republic of Turkey Ministery of Culture and Tourism: Topkapi Palace Museum.
Can you visit Constantinople?
Enjoy a guided tour of Istanbul, discovering the sights of the ancient and glorious town of Constantinople. After pick-up from your hotel, you will start the tour visiting the Byzantine Hippodrome, where the chariot races took place in ancient times. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel.
What were the three great architectural sites in Constantinople?
Ancient Greek and Roman structures
- Serpent Column.
- Column of Constantine.
- Walls of Constantinople and environs.
- Hagia Sophia and Little Hagia Sophia.
- Stoudios Monastery.
- Hagia Irene.
- Blachernae Palace and the Palace of Porphryogenitus.
- Chora Church and Pammakaristos Church.
Where is Constantinople located today?
Turkey
What is the city Constantinople called today?
Istanbul
How did Germany try to break the stalemate?
Through the combined use of new weaponry and tactics, the stalemate was finally broken in 1918, beginning with the German Spring Offensive. Frontal infantry assaults on heavily fortified trenches led to devastating losses and little ground gained.
What broke the stalemate later in the war?
The Doughboys arrived in the front line trenches with French arms and untried commanders, but quickly became a premier fighting force. The addition of the American troops broke the stalemate and pushed the Germans back into Germany, forcing them into the armistice that ended the devastation of the First World War.
What broke the stalemate?
The treaty of Versailles was signed in November 1918, it signalled the end of the gruelling 4 years of trench warfare. The German’s attack was what finally broke the stalemate, but if the other factors weren’t taken into account, it could have been a very different story.