The Million Stone Istanbul

Pelawat yang datang ke Istanbul pasti tidak lepas peluang untuk berkunjung ke Masjid Biru dan Hagia Sophia. Kedua bangunan tumpuan ini terletak di kawasan nama Sultanahmet Square (SAS). Selain Masjid Biru dan Hagia Sophia ada banyak lagi point of interest lain sekitar SAS. Salah satunya adalah The Million Stone. Apakah dia The Million Stone?

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The historical Million Stone, also called Milion, which was the center of the former Nova Roma (“New Rome”). The stone, which is now a monument, was the zero-mile marker of all roads: all distances were measured from here. At the same time, it was the starting–point for the measurements of distances from Byzantine Constantinopolis to the European cities of the Eastern Roman Empire. It had the same function as the Milliarium Aureum in Rome.

At the early 16th century, almost 50 years after the Ottoman conquest, the Milion was largely removed during the expansion of the Valens aqueduct and the construction of a water pipe. You can still see the remains of the base where the pillar stood, which was said to have inscribed all important distances to the Byzantine Empire. 

Nowadays, only very modest remains of this structure can be seen in Istanbul near the entrance to the famous Basilica Cistern. [archaeo news - link].

Baca istanbul info (link).

Waktu berada Istanbul tak sempat pula nak menjenguk tempat ni.

The Million Stone 

(source - sehrinhikayesi dot com link)

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