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Fall of Constantinople in 40 seconds

In May 1453, the Ottomans under Sultan Mehmed II brought down the great walls of Constantinople after weeks of siege. This one-minute journey with Google Earth traces the city’s defenses, the decisive ...
On May 29, 1453, Ottoman forces, under the leadership of Mehmet II, concluded their long and bloody siege of Constantinople by storming the city and overtaking it. According to Crowley, who works in ...