Constantinople : and the scenery of the seven churches of Asia Minor . urches, and 100 Jews, who have a synagogue. It is approached by an ancient bridgepassing over a tributary stream of the Caicus. It forms the front ground of our illus-tration, with a caravan passing it. In the back-ground is seen the Acropolis, com-manding a splendid view over the vast and rich plain below, as far as the Egean this grand elevation stood the magnificent temple, extensive remains of which stillexist, visible from the sea. On the plain below was the Naumachia, where navalcombats were held, supposed to b
Constantinople : and the scenery of the seven churches of Asia Minor . urches, and 100 Jews, who have a synagogue. It is approached by an ancient bridgepassing over a tributary stream of the Caicus. It forms the front ground of our illus-tration, with a caravan passing it. In the back-ground is seen the Acropolis, com-manding a splendid view over the vast and rich plain below, as far as the Egean this grand elevation stood the magnificent temple, extensive remains of which stillexist, visible from the sea. On the plain below was the Naumachia, where navalcombats were held, supposed to be the most splendid in Asia; and among the remainsof ruder works is a portion of a common sewer, consisting of a cylinder of brick, thirtyfeet in diameter. But the ruin most interesting to the Christian traveller is that ofAgios Theologus, the Evangelist St. John, erected by Theodosius, when he surmountedthe Globe he held in hand with a Cross—to declare that Christianity had now becomethe paramount religion of the world. * Rev ii. 15 + Acts vi. 5. J 1 Tim. vi. WITH THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA MINOR. 81 THE TRIPLE WALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE. ON THE LAND SIDE, NEAR TOP KAPOUSI. The walls of Constantinople, notwithstanding the shocks of earthquakes, the numer-ous assaults of besiegers, the decay of time, and the dilapidations of neglect, are at thisday surprisingly perfect; and though fifteen centuries have passed since their first erec-tion, they include the same space, and stand at the same elevation. The great wall,forming as it were the base of the triangular area on which the city is built, and runningfrom sea to sea, is nearly five miles in extent: a broad high road passes parallelto and just under it, so that a traveller can view without interruption the whole line,from the Golden Horn to the Propontis, and contemplate, during a delightful walk, themost interesting remains perhaps existing in the world. In some places the risingground so elevates him, that he sees a consi
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