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>The Hippodrome was heavily looted by the Latins during the 4th Crusade, a portion of its walls were collapsed and most of its monuments were damaged, stolen or destroyed.
>The famous bronze quadriga (four-horse chariot) statue atop the Hippodrome was taken to Venice, where it still stands today above St. Mark’s Basilica.
>The Hippodrome fell into ruin afterwards and was eventually cleared during the Ottoman period.
>The famous bronze quadriga (four-horse chariot) statue atop the Hippodrome was taken to Venice, where it still stands today above St. Mark’s Basilica.
>The Hippodrome fell into ruin afterwards and was eventually cleared during the Ottoman period.
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