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Forum of the Ox

Istanbul, Turkey

Forum of the Ox
Forum of the Ox. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Forum of the Ox (Forum Bovis, ὁ Bῦ, meaning "the Ox") was a public square (Forum) in the city of Constantinople (today's Istanbul). Used also as a place for public executions and torture, it disappeared completely after the end of the Byzantine Empire.

Square data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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