35:
92:
322:
The modern Divan Yolu is lined with cafes, restaurants, hotels, bookshops and other amenities aimed at tourists. The T1 tramline also runs along it, with a stop at
Sultanahmet. Of passing interest on the modern street is the Lale Restaurant which was, in the 1970s, the famous
299:
once again became important but was now called Divan Yolu or the Road to the Divan, in recognition of the fact that dignitaries would process along it for meetings in the Divan inside
500:
267:
times. The most characteristic such procession was the triumphal entry of a victorious emperor, who entered the city through the Golden Gate and followed the
876:
387:
493:
486:
303:(Topkapı SarayI). So important was this road that to this day it is still lined with Ottoman monuments including mosques (
900:
742:
288:
467:
371:
340:
As it heads west Divan Yolu merges into Yeniçeriler
Caddesi (Janissary Street) and then Ordu Caddesi (Army Street).
78:
56:
409:
49:
231:
17:
295:
chose to develop a new palace on more or less the same site as the
Byzantines had done, the road leading from the
600:
578:
272:
181:
650:
717:
711:
707:
478:
243:
223:
149:
124:
and the scene of many
Byzantine imperial processions. Its ancient course is largely followed by the modern
747:
227:
263:
which housed shops. It was the route followed by imperial processions through the city at least until
222:
Shortly after it passed the
Theodosian Forum, the street divided in two branches at the site of the
640:
43:
895:
844:
333:
296:
676:
60:
275:, while jubilant crowds lining the street would greet him and welcome the imperial army home.
854:
768:
721:
859:
792:
736:
630:
544:
161:
8:
798:
778:
773:
691:
625:
554:
192:
157:
864:
824:
814:
763:
432:
381:
287:
went into decline so the Mese lost its importance. It was, however, revived after the
849:
834:
783:
539:
463:
367:
304:
239:
300:
839:
829:
660:
635:
604:
424:
307:), libraries (Köprülü Kütüphanesi) and the tombs of some of the sultans, including
165:
153:
686:
655:
614:
559:
235:
731:
726:
510:
316:
121:
106:
91:
889:
788:
619:
574:
549:
292:
819:
508:
681:
324:
145:
524:
440:
405:
248:
199:), as it was also known. In about the middle of this stretch, the great
180:, "Imperial Road"), as it formed the original ceremonial route from the
584:
529:
436:
212:
185:
328:
312:
308:
284:
200:
428:
645:
564:
460:
264:
260:
609:
533:
141:
175:
111:
423:(54). Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University: 173.
410:"The Triumphal Way of Constantinople and the Golden Gate"
327:
that served as a gathering place for hippies heading for
168:
stood. This stretch of the street was also known as the
120:, lit. "Middle ") was the main thoroughfare of ancient
234:, while the other continued southwest, through the
160:, and after ca. 600 meters reached the oval-shaped
887:
366:(1 ed.). Istanbul: Boyut. pp. 62–65.
361:
191:From there, the street continued to the square
494:
362:Yale 1 Tonguç 2, Pat 1 Saffet Emre 2 (2010).
259:was 25 metres wide and lined with colonnaded
148:, and led straight westwards. It passed the
386:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
188:square to the forum of the city's founder.
877:Churches and Monasteries of Constantinople
509:Public spaces and structures of Byzantine
501:
487:
226:: one branch going northwest, passing the
457:
79:Learn how and when to remove this message
90:
42:This article includes a list of general
14:
888:
482:
404:
331:and appeared in the Alan Parker film
357:
355:
353:
131:
28:
24:
875:For churches and monasteries, see
743:Imperial Library of Constantinople
289:Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople
48:it lacks sufficient corresponding
25:
912:
350:
33:
398:
95:Map of Byzantine Constantinople
682:Harbour of Julian/Kontoskalion
601:Great Palace of Constantinople
579:Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs
458:Necipoğlu, Nevra, ed. (2001).
13:
1:
651:Palace of the Porphyrogenitus
343:
278:
718:Hippodrome of Constantinople
712:University of Constantinople
708:Capitolium of Constantinople
211:. At their junction stood a
164:where one of the city's two
7:
748:Praetoria of Constantinople
364:Istanbul The Ultimate Guide
228:Church of the Holy Apostles
10:
917:
176:
112:
901:Medieval roads and tracks
873:
807:
756:
700:
669:
593:
517:
219:('Servant of the Winds).
110:
845:Cistern of the Hebdomon
144:monument, close to the
128:("Road to the Divan").
63:more precise citations.
677:Harbour of Eleutherios
246:, where it joined the
238:(Forum Bovis) and the
195:or Forum of the Bull (
96:
855:Cistern of Philoxenos
769:Column of Constantine
722:Obelisk of Theodosius
446:on September 29, 2007
417:Dumbarton Oaks Papers
94:
860:Cistern of Pulcheria
799:Column of Theodosius
793:Colossus of Barletta
737:Horses of Saint Mark
631:Palace of Blachernae
594:Palaces and mansions
545:Forum of Constantine
162:Forum of Constantine
779:Column of Justinian
774:Column of the Goths
692:Prosphorion Harbour
626:Palace of Antiochos
555:Forum of Theodosius
462:. Istanbul: BRILL.
291:in 1453. Since the
232:Gate of Polyandrion
193:Forum of Theodosius
152:and the palaces of
865:Theodosius Cistern
825:Baths of Zeuxippus
815:Aqueduct of Valens
764:Column of Arcadius
97:
883:
882:
850:Cistern of Mocius
835:Cistern of Aetius
784:Column of Marcian
641:Palace of Mangana
540:Forum of Arcadius
518:Roads and squares
240:Forum of Arcadius
132:Route of the Mese
89:
88:
81:
16:(Redirected from
908:
840:Cistern of Aspar
830:Basilica Cistern
757:Column monuments
701:Public buildings
661:Prison of Anemas
636:Palace of Lausus
605:Boukoleon Palace
503:
496:
489:
480:
479:
473:
454:
452:
451:
445:
439:. Archived from
414:
392:
391:
385:
377:
359:
334:Midnight Express
305:Firuz Ağa Mosque
179:
178:
116:
115:
114:
84:
77:
73:
70:
64:
59:this article by
50:inline citations
37:
36:
29:
21:
18:Divanyolu Street
916:
915:
911:
910:
909:
907:
906:
905:
886:
885:
884:
879:
869:
803:
752:
696:
687:Neorion Harbour
665:
656:Placidia Palace
615:Chrysotriklinos
589:
560:Forum of the Ox
513:
507:
470:
449:
447:
443:
429:10.2307/1291838
412:
401:
396:
395:
379:
378:
374:
360:
351:
346:
281:
236:Forum of the Ox
140:started at the
134:
85:
74:
68:
65:
55:Please help to
54:
38:
34:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
914:
904:
903:
898:
896:Constantinople
881:
880:
874:
871:
870:
868:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
811:
809:
805:
804:
802:
801:
796:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
760:
758:
754:
753:
751:
750:
745:
740:
734:
732:Walled Obelisk
729:
727:Serpent Column
724:
715:
704:
702:
698:
697:
695:
694:
689:
684:
679:
673:
671:
667:
666:
664:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
617:
612:
607:
597:
595:
591:
590:
588:
587:
582:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
527:
521:
519:
515:
514:
511:Constantinople
506:
505:
498:
491:
483:
475:
474:
468:
455:
400:
397:
394:
393:
372:
348:
347:
345:
342:
301:Topkapı Palace
280:
277:
230:, towards the
205:Makros Embolos
133:
130:
122:Constantinople
87:
86:
69:September 2022
41:
39:
32:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
913:
902:
899:
897:
894:
893:
891:
878:
872:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
812:
810:
806:
800:
797:
794:
790:
789:Column of Leo
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
761:
759:
755:
749:
746:
744:
741:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
719:
716:
713:
709:
706:
705:
703:
699:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
674:
672:
668:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
621:
620:Daphne Palace
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
602:
599:
598:
596:
592:
586:
583:
580:
576:
575:Philadelphion
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
535:
531:
528:
526:
523:
522:
520:
516:
512:
504:
499:
497:
492:
490:
485:
484:
481:
477:
471:
469:90-04-11625-7
465:
461:
456:
442:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
411:
407:
403:
402:
389:
383:
375:
373:9789752307346
369:
365:
358:
356:
354:
349:
341:
338:
336:
335:
330:
326:
320:
318:
317:Abdülhamid II
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
276:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
253:
251:
250:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
220:
218:
215:known as the
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
189:
187:
183:
173:
172:
167:
166:Senate houses
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
129:
127:
123:
119:
108:
104:
103:
93:
83:
80:
72:
62:
58:
52:
51:
45:
40:
31:
30:
27:
19:
808:Water supply
569:
550:Forum of Leo
476:
459:
448:. Retrieved
441:the original
420:
416:
406:Mango, Cyril
399:Bibliography
363:
339:
332:
325:Pudding Shop
321:
282:
273:Great Palace
268:
256:
254:
247:
242:towards the
221:
217:Anemodoulion
216:
208:
204:
196:
190:
182:Great Palace
170:
169:
146:Hagia Sophia
137:
135:
125:
117:
101:
100:
98:
75:
66:
47:
26:
525:Amastrianum
249:Via Egnatia
244:Golden Gate
207:joined the
197:Forum Tauri
61:introducing
890:Categories
820:Ballıgerme
585:Strategion
530:Augustaion
450:2008-07-16
344:References
297:Land Walls
279:Divan Yolu
224:Capitolium
213:tetrapylon
186:Augustaion
150:Hippodrome
126:Divan Yolu
44:references
570:Mese Odos
382:cite book
329:Kathmandu
313:Abdülaziz
309:Mahmud II
285:Byzantium
265:Comnenian
261:porticoes
203:known as
158:Antiochus
670:Harbours
646:Magnaura
565:Hebdomon
408:(2000).
293:Ottomans
184:and the
437:1291838
271:to the
177:ἡ Ῥηγία
118:i Mése
113:ἡ Μέση
57:improve
610:Chalke
534:Milion
466:
435:
370:
154:Lausos
142:Milion
46:, but
444:(PDF)
433:JSTOR
413:(PDF)
171:Regia
107:Greek
464:ISBN
388:link
368:ISBN
315:and
269:Mese
257:Mese
255:The
209:Mese
201:mall
156:and
138:Mese
136:The
102:Mese
99:The
425:doi
283:As
892::
431:.
421:54
419:.
415:.
384:}}
380:{{
352:^
337:.
319:.
311:,
252:.
109::
795:)
791:(
739:)
720:(
714:)
710:(
622:)
603:(
581:)
577:(
536:)
532:(
502:e
495:t
488:v
472:.
453:.
427::
390:)
376:.
174:(
105:(
82:)
76:(
71:)
67:(
53:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.