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Exhibition brings Byzantine and Ottoman Istanbul together
An exhibition brings together treasures from two empires that ruled the city now known as Istanbul.
Constantinople was founded as a new Roman capital by Emperor Constantine and officially inaugurated in AD 330.
The Byzantine Empire held the city until Ottoman forces conquered it in 1453, after which it became Istanbul.
The displays include Byzantine mosaics and ivory carvings, alongside Ottoman clothing, tiles and bathhouse objects.
Together, the objects show the wealth and culture of two lost empires, one of which survived in the east long after Roman rule ended in western Europe and North Africa.
Ottoman influence can still be seen in everyday life, including the design of bathrooms, as the exhibition’s wall text notes.
An exhibition brings together art and objects from the Byzantine and Ottoman empires in Constantinople, later called Istanbul.
The Guardian review describes the exhibition as a celebration of the splendour of both empires.
Constantinople was officially inaugurated on 11 May AD 330, and the Ottomans conquered it in 1453.
The exhibition includes Byzantine mosaics and ivory reliefs, as well as Ottoman textiles, tiles and bathhouse objects.
The Ottoman empire was dissolved in 1922.
- Who
- The exhibition presents the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. The organiser is Not stated.
- What
- An exhibition brings together objects associated with the two empires.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Constantinople was officially inaugurated as the Byzantine capital.
The Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople.
The Ottoman empire was dissolved.
- Byzantine capital inaugurated
- Constantinople, 11 May AD 330
- Ottoman conquest
- Constantinople, 1453
- Ottoman empire dissolved
- 1922
- Exhibition subjects
- Byzantine and Ottoman empires
- Review outlet
- Guardian
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