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View OF the: straits of the bosphorus at thf narrowest point 



The foreground is Europe, while Asia is seen across the water. It was at this point 

 that the Persian King, Darius the Great, crossed from Asia to Europe when he attacked 

 the Scythians and Thrace in 512. The castle in the foreground was built by Mohammed 

 the Great during the siege and attack of Constantinople, which resulted in the capture of 

 the city by the Turks in 1453. Another portion of the same fortress, including its largest 

 tower, is shown on page 1146 



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