Istanbul’s Most Dramatic Museum: Panorama Museum (With Images)

In 1453, Sultan Mehmed II launches one of the greatest attacks of all history on the majestic and most powerful walls of the world at that time — the walls of constantinople. Employing the latest war technology, that is the new and advanced cannons that can fire balls of 500 kg at a magnificent speed, Sultan Mehmed II led a brutal siege that lasted 53 days against the city. The Byzantine army, consisting of 8000 soldiers with their leader Costantine XI, led a fierce battle against the Sultan. Although greatly outnumbered — with the Sultan army consisting of 100,000 soldiers at the time — , the Byzantine army stood its ground and defended the city bravely. At the end of the siege, the Sultan led a final attack from multiple directions against the Byzantines, overwhelming the city and breaking through the indestructible walls of Constantinople. <a href="https://medium.com/@abdallah-shawaf/istanbuls-most-dramatic-museum-panorama-museum-with-images-e2b92773ced9">Learn More</a>