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|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''}}The '''Golden Horn''' (Ottoman Turkish: | |appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''}}The '''Golden Horn''' (Ottoman Turkish: ''Haliç'') is a horn-shaped inlet on the European side of [[Constantinople]] that is fed by two small streams. It was a natural harbor where both [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] and [[Ottoman Empire]] fleets and commercial ships were anchored. | ||
The Golden Horn was an old trading harbor and a popular residential area during the Byzantine period. Its entrance was blocked by a [[Great Chain|huge chain]] to stop unwanted ships from entering. | The Golden Horn was an old trading harbor and a popular residential area during the Byzantine period. Its entrance was blocked by a [[Great Chain|huge chain]] to stop unwanted ships from entering. | ||
Revision as of 09:31, 4 March 2012
The Golden Horn (Ottoman Turkish: Haliç) is a horn-shaped inlet on the European side of Constantinople that is fed by two small streams. It was a natural harbor where both Byzantine and Ottoman Empire fleets and commercial ships were anchored.
The Golden Horn was an old trading harbor and a popular residential area during the Byzantine period. Its entrance was blocked by a huge chain to stop unwanted ships from entering.
In 1502, Leonardo da Vinci projected a bridge to be built over the Golden Horn for the Ottoman Sultan, Bayezid II. It was intended to be a single span of 240 meters (787 feet), 8 meters (26 feet) wide, and 24 meters (78 feet) high from the water, but it was never built, as the Sultan did not believe a bridge could cross such a distance without breaking.
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