
Bucoleon Palace
Clip: Episode 3 | 1m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Host Darius Arya explores the remains of the Great Palace of Constantine.
Darius finds the remains of the Great Palace of Constantine are a melancholy reminder of the city’s lost glory. Once gleaming white marble is now blackened and the chapel is now a shelter for the homeless. Our computer graphics give us an idea of the size and grandeur of the original palace.
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Bucoleon Palace
Clip: Episode 3 | 1m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Darius finds the remains of the Great Palace of Constantine are a melancholy reminder of the city’s lost glory. Once gleaming white marble is now blackened and the chapel is now a shelter for the homeless. Our computer graphics give us an idea of the size and grandeur of the original palace.
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