The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-15

and lies toward the east. ON the northern
side Is the Golden Horn. dividing Stamboul
from Pera and Gaiata, on the southern
Is the sea Of Marmora. These are natu-
raj boundaries and so The city Is limited
Icy the sea and rs inlet on all sides except
the west The western boundary of the
city has fer nearly so years consisted
81 the 6uadrupie line Of walls which the
Roman emperor. rheodosius H. construct
"a Ia the year AZ OF the Christian era.
These walls run almost directly north and
south from Tire citadel and palace of
Hiachtfnae on the Golden Horn to the
citadel of Heptapyrgion or Xedi Kouleh,
or the Seven Towers. on the sea of Mar
mora.
The citadel of RlacherRae Is fortified by
the somewhat complex walls of Manuel
comnenaS. Herac.lus, and Leo the Arne-
nian. and IL has Ave towers. Of which
those OF Arenas and Isaac AnEelus are
the most interesting aud important, In
the eleventh and tweif,a centuries under
the Empefors &Icxi1s and Manuel Com
neni and their successors. the palace If
Biachefnae became OWING Ia iis strong
and beautiful position. the fas ocite lfnpe.
rial residence. Many historic aud diplo-
matte scencs have besa Witnessed within
ils massive walls.
Historian and novelist alike record that
here were the mognentoas Interviews be-
tween the Greek Emperor Alexiu4 Com
menus, Peter the Hermit the iaztigatoY
aad Godfrey ae Rouillon. the leader Of
IRE FIRST crusade. during the winter of
ls<@-Ss Eere, 500, in ts1. the leaders %
tae fc&tth crusade carried on negotiations
With tnv dethToned emperor Isaac Anse-
has, hich reaatse,} IN the assault and cap
tuEe of Zee city by the Crusaders under
ihe blind ola Venetian dogt Henry Dam
dale ana tha restoration Of tire insf.rfson-
ed mcuareh 10 DIS throne
The tribunal OF Naiens. or the so-callef
palaoe of Bsisari1N. the great general nf
Jgsti0.au stands az tia inner corner Of
the citadel az Elachersae 3ast Where the
loaE walls Sad Ynoat ~ Tas>odosius begin
~ ran toward the south II f. one Of the
T." remaining specimens az pare Ryan
UoT citH architecture. ard upon this STYLE
the Nens-3an PALACES were probably
moulded
From th.s point the rroat and the !onS
IRE K Theo8os32n wallis begins AMI ex-
tends 20 tae MarFnofs nearly fou- miles
away. The inner Wall about thirry-sfx
feei hlsh sH3 sixteen feet thick. VAS
Hacked S!th lis towers about ia fees
ag8ft and - TITS number 10 remain T4,a
outtT Wall asaut ;hlrty-os.e fest hi-h ana
fhiytesU feet thick ~as Supported hv
seventy -clent smaller sawars ~ various
forms round, square. hexagnaai and
oetsgowai--au5 p}acv~i ssyalsststaut frory, -l,a
n ser towers. M these seveg}sv-og,s 44t -
wholly - partly aTe ssh to f.-s ssnn
De meat y FROM sixty-tssrse 20 sfxfv-
rrr fees 9als. As lt SIS aow ua~tIV Hgas
'h mould .ts original aep;h cannot b.
stated 3lth certainty. hlt near fse NJ
nora n front 81 tire Golden Sata SIS
dspth to~3sx Is Ga0ge thar fhsrf.--tvxa -.
l'S present fanetioo. t0r Heariy lts whole
l"nStA- - iaat - series - profits hfa
Nes ."eiH gardens The aaaai Is also Ii
vieet iafo nany rectangular sections Ny
transverse walls. q work rsa,l. ra,s F,tg..s-
SAFY iy thc des'Ayity - TIE ground u rrs-
NfGl she water fron r1snss,tg sate IN. a.
~
J." taeSe WIS there were formerly four
teeG gates sc1sa 81 whsrh 49, .,,-As,.
gates and fae Stter seven vera s,gssrs-,-
s@te~ cs2e - IRE useSs Interesting ara
important - The gahl3c sateS % ke;n az
Cosssnn'liesEtoR Witn tns oa.sssg- vsg,rfs .ssas
taf' &iaFT,sA hapasS. or AGsaxaopls gate.