05-06-2013, 08:31 PM
In this thread- http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/17-roma...l?start=15 the remains of what may have been either the Column of Theodosius or the Column of Arcadius and the depictions of Late Roman infantry were discussed.
I have to report some very sad news about these fragmentary remains.
I have just come back from a research trip to Istanbul and visited the Patrona Halili Hamami building, which was known previously as the Beyazit Baths (guide books confuse this building with another Beyazit bathhouse just a short walk away).
In the link above Michael displayed the photographs of the fragmentary remains that were placed into the foundations of the Patrona Halili Hamami. He will be as shocked as I was if he revisited the building.
At this present time many buildings are undergoing extensive 'restoration' in Istanbul. These include Mosques in the Beyazit square, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Topkapi Palace. The Patrona Halali had fallen into disrepair since the 1930's and did need attention, but the restoration, undertaken by the Istanbul University at Beyazit, has effectively ruined the Late Roman fragments.
I have to report some very sad news about these fragmentary remains.
I have just come back from a research trip to Istanbul and visited the Patrona Halili Hamami building, which was known previously as the Beyazit Baths (guide books confuse this building with another Beyazit bathhouse just a short walk away).
In the link above Michael displayed the photographs of the fragmentary remains that were placed into the foundations of the Patrona Halili Hamami. He will be as shocked as I was if he revisited the building.
At this present time many buildings are undergoing extensive 'restoration' in Istanbul. These include Mosques in the Beyazit square, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Topkapi Palace. The Patrona Halali had fallen into disrepair since the 1930's and did need attention, but the restoration, undertaken by the Istanbul University at Beyazit, has effectively ruined the Late Roman fragments.
Adrian Coombs-Hoar