A 5th-century Roman honorific column of red-grey Egyptian granite dedicated to Emperor Marcian, with a Corinthian capital decorated with eagles. Its Latin inscription still reads 'Behold this statue of the princeps Marcian and its base'.
- Address
- Fatih
- Hours
- Hours not verified
- Best time to go
- Any time · About 15 min
- Price
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Good to know
- Look at the base: winged genii holding a globe gave it the Turkish name Kıztaşı ('girl's stone').
- It stands in the Fatih district near the site of the Church of the Holy Apostles (now Fatih Mosque).