Show BYZANTINE WALLS OF C constantinople A A FAZ TAM 0 constantinople A storm of protest has arisen artsen ae the pla C constantinople pull down the famous byzantine walls of thie this city but as the lew ew a ia already has issued an trade sanctioning the demolition tf 0 a part pi least ot of the historic structure it seema seems certain that the greater part ot t walls will bo be destroyed this action denounced by its opponent opponents a ai dalisa la Is the result of the efforts of the young turks now in VO power tee bernize and extend the city the municipality recently contracted a ion 41 to carry out that project the byzantine walla walls we au ault 11 A the reign of Theodos lus 11 II emperor of the east who succeeded theoda the great in and died in for many years they withstood the sieges of goths goehs persians bulgarians and others and it was by earthy only that they were abak shaken until mahomet the conqueror broke ibm them in 1453 the marble tower at the sea of marmora marks th the he b lq ning of the tha land walls of and the end of the sea wall walls er arec by constantine Constant lne the great it Is believed that it was the prison ot of st sti med and in this tower pope martin I 1 was placed in and in it li I RB II 11 was imprisoned by comae commena Com nena mother of alexius |