Hipodrom u Carigradu

Carigradski hipodrom ili Konstantinov hipodrom (turski: Sultanahmet Meydanı ili At Meydanı, tj. "Trg sulatana Ahmeda" ili "Konjski trg") je bivši hipodrom i kulturno središte Konstantinopola (Istanbul) u današnjoj Turskoj.

Riječ hipodrom dolazi od grčke riječi hippos ('ιππος), konj i riječi dromos (δρομος), koja znači stazu, put, cestu. Konjske trke i trke dvokolica su bile omiljena zabava u starom vijeku te su bile čestim dijelom grčkih gradova u helenističko, starorimsko i bizantsko doba.

Hipodrom je dao izgraditi car Konstantin I. Veliki prilikom njegove obnove Bizanta 324. godine, na mjestu starijeg hipodroma iz vremena cara Septimija Severa (203.). Hipodrom je imao veličinu od 450 x 130 metara i mogao je primiti oko 100.000 posjetitelja odjednom. Carska loža (Kathisma) se nalazila na njenoj istočnoj strani i carska obitelj joj je imala izravan pristup tajnim tunelom iz Carske palače. Na njezinim sjevernim tribinama nalazila se skupina brončanih skulptura poznatih kao "Konji sv. Marka" koje su križari tijekom Četvrtog križarskog rata opljačkali i odnijeli u Veneciju, te se danas mogu vidjeti na pročelju Bazilici sv. Marka. Osim njih, hipodrom je bio bogato ukrašen brojnim skulpturama bogova, careva i heroja, kao i purpurnim zastavama i rijetkim tapiserijama Krivine oko kojih su skretale kočije su označene s dva egipatska obeliska, tzv. "Zidni obelisk" i Tutmozisov obelisk.

Hipodrom je bio središte društvenog života Konstantinopola i često su se političke stranke svrstavale u jednu od četiri navijačke skupine: Plavi (Venetoi), Zeleni (Prasinoi), Crveni (Rousioi) i Bijeli (Leukoi). Najveći sukob navijačkih skupina je prouzrokovao velike proteste poznate kao "Pobuna Nika" 532. godine u kojoj je stradalo oko 300.000 ljudi.

Nakon Četvrtog križarskog rata hipodrom je ostao ruina i nikada se nije oporavio. Nakon što su Konstantinopol osvojili Osmanlije, oni su ga koristili za cjelodnevne ceremonije kao što je bila procesija proslave rođenja sinova sultana Ahmeda III.

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Sgn gn
30 July 2013
Must visit during Ramadan and hang around in festival area. Dont forget to try local foods from small cubicles. U will love it. And must take a panoramic photo from the center of the square
Emre Ersahin
30 October 2014
Sometimes it's really good to be a tourist in your own city. Seeing that many people cueing for the places you take for granted reminds you of the magnificence of Istanbul.
Adrijana Husić
10 November 2013
Somehow everything starts and ends here. Beside having almost all main attractions around here, on a sunny day you should just sit and soak up the sun and energy of the city.
IzApps
10 September 2012
Another great spot not to miss in the heart of history is Chora Museum which is significant with Byzantine frescoes. For more information, here is the official application. http://bit.ly/P3nsXi
Xenia Temchenko
19 September 2016
It's educating. There are some monuments and information about each of them. Even an Egyptian obelisk from 1450 BC! And a German fountain.
Olga Voronina
21 November 2018
Very beautiful place, unfortunately full of freaks that follow you around and take photos of you. They get scared ones you tell them you will call the police
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