![The actual chain used by the Eastern Roman Empire in 1452 to block Ottoman access to the Golden Horn during the fall of Constantinople : r/europe The actual chain used by the Eastern Roman Empire in 1452 to block Ottoman access to the Golden Horn during the fall of Constantinople : r/europe](https://i.redd.it/q83dpzxtmrt21.jpg)
The actual chain used by the Eastern Roman Empire in 1452 to block Ottoman access to the Golden Horn during the fall of Constantinople : r/europe
![Great Chain of The Golden Horn: Constantinople's Impenetrable Barrier | Map, History, Ancient cities Great Chain of The Golden Horn: Constantinople's Impenetrable Barrier | Map, History, Ancient cities](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/14/ea/3a/14ea3a6ccd74fc9878acda469700eb26.png)
Great Chain of The Golden Horn: Constantinople's Impenetrable Barrier | Map, History, Ancient cities
![A section of the chain used across the Golden Horn during the 1453 siege of Istanbul as ordered by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI, on display in the main building of the Istanbul A section of the chain used across the Golden Horn during the 1453 siege of Istanbul as ordered by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI, on display in the main building of the Istanbul](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EFN1NY/a-section-of-the-chain-used-across-the-golden-horn-during-the-1453-EFN1NY.jpg)
A section of the chain used across the Golden Horn during the 1453 siege of Istanbul as ordered by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI, on display in the main building of the Istanbul
![Remains of the great chain that protected the Golden Horn and Constantinople on display at the Military Museum Istanbul Stock Photo - Alamy Remains of the great chain that protected the Golden Horn and Constantinople on display at the Military Museum Istanbul Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EPY987/remains-of-the-great-chain-that-protected-the-golden-horn-and-constantinople-EPY987.jpg)
Remains of the great chain that protected the Golden Horn and Constantinople on display at the Military Museum Istanbul Stock Photo - Alamy
![The defenders try to protect the city by placing a chain across the Golden Horn, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MEV-10188098 | agefotostock The defenders try to protect the city by placing a chain across the Golden Horn, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MEV-10188098 | agefotostock](https://t1.thpservices.com/previewimage/gallil/4ed67bef4ddef63ff2745d2f76ec0727/mev-10188098.jpg)