Our map clearly says "Hippodrome" but doesn't really show exactly where to look for it. In search of a hippodrome, we walked three circles around Sultanahmet Square, and were already going to pester passers-by with questions. But at that moment we came across a small information desk, on which it was written that the hippodrome was here, but for a long time, and now it is a square and only the police sometimes defile on horses.
There are three Egyptian obelisks in the center of the square. And if I were the Prime Minister of Egypt, I would have asked them to return to their place long ago. Two of them obviously didn't make it. The top of the all-stone obelisk was obviously broken, and after that it was crookedly turned by local craftsmen. According to the information, they even gouged out a couple of extra "words" by copying the pictograms from the bottom of the column, while not understanding their meaning.
The iron obelisk was also not delivered, and sticks out, ugly broken off from above.
There are three Egyptian obelisks in the center of the square. And if I were the Prime Minister of Egypt, I would have asked them to return to their place long ago. Two of them obviously didn't make it. The top of the all-stone obelisk was obviously broken, and after that it was crookedly turned by local craftsmen. According to the information, they even gouged out a couple of extra "words" by copying the pictograms from the bottom of the column, while not understanding their meaning.
The iron obelisk was also not delivered, and sticks out, ugly broken off from above.
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