Milion - When visiting Istanbul (sitios de interés)

The Milion was a mile-marker monument built in the beginning of the 4th century AD in Constantinople. It was ‘point zero,' the absolute center point for measurement of the distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Byzantine Empire. The domed building of the Milion rested on 4 large arches, that had many decoartions, such mosaics, fresco’s and paintings. It remained intact till 50 years after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Partial fragments are still being found from time to time today under the houses in the area.