Serpent Column
Istanbul, Türkiye
A bronze column from the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, brought by Constantine the Great in 324, it is the oldest monument on the Hippodrome.
The Serpent Column, or Yılanlı Sütun, is an ancient bronze column, originally from the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. It was brought to Constantinople by Emperor Constantine the Great in 324 and placed in the Hippodrome. It originally depicted three intertwined snakes, on which a golden tripod rested. Today, only the lower part of the column remains, without the snake heads and tripod.
- Visit time: 15 min
- Local name: Yılanlı Sütun
How long does it take to visit Serpent Column?
Plan about 15 min.
Nearby
- Obelisk of Constantine — 40 m
- Obelisk of Theodosius — 40 m
- Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts — 70 m
- Hippodrome — 120 m
- Blue Mosque — 130 m
- Ersoy han — 130 m
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