Show 40 BYZANTINE WALLS OF constantinople DOOMED IV X 1 10 Y 14 ai A A il 7 0 or constantinople A storm of protest has baa arisen against tho the plan to t C pull down tho the famous walls vails of this city but as aa the now new sultan already has issued an trade sanctioning tho the demolition ot of a part at a least of the historic structure it seems certain that the greater part of thi the walla will be destroyed this action denounced by its ita opponents as van 4 dallam Is the result of the efforts of the young turks now in power to mod ern ernlee I 1 ze a and nd extend the city the municipality recently contracted a loan lean of 0 to carry out that project the byzantine walls wore were built during the re reign ign of Theodos lus II 11 emperor ot of the east who succeeded Theodo the he great in and died in for many years they withstood the furlou furious leges of goths goehs persians Per bulgarians Bulga rians and others and it was by earthquake only that they were shaken until mahomet the conqueror brolie through them in 1453 the marble tower at the sea ot of marmora Alar tnora marks the begin it nang nt ng of 0 the land walls ot of Theodos lus and the end of the sea walls erected 71 11 ill by constantine Constant lne the great it ts Is believed bellei ed that it was the prison of st die J hardix med and in this tower pope martin I 1 was placed in and in it marli commena Com nena mother bother of alexius II 11 was imprisoned by Com komnenus nenus |