About the book: year / In 330 AD Emperor Constantine I the Great founded a city on the site of the ancient settlement of Byzantium and named it Constantinople in his honor. Thanks to the attention of the Byzantine emperor and his subsequent successors, the city remained one of the most important metropolises in the Mediterranean until it was conquered by the Turks in 1453. The reader is presented with a unique study of the cultural and historical heritage of Constantinople, written with special attention to the archaeological heritage of the legendary city: royal palaces, luxurious churches, defensive structures, etc. The publication will be of interest to historians, cultural experts, as well as a wide range of readers interested in the history of Byzantium. The translation was made by Russian historian, archaeologist and researcher of Byzantium A.Yu. Vinogradov. The publishing layout of the book was saved in PDF A4 format.