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Founded: 19th centuryCategory: Miscellaneous historic sites in Finland
Historical period: Russian Grand Duchy (Finland)
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Iin Hamina is a picturesque village with around 200 inhabitants. Since 15th century it has been a remarkable market place and seaport. The most important goods were first salmon and later tar.
Today Iin Hamina is known of well-preserved and protected wooden house milieu. Most of the buildings date back to the 19th century. The homestead museum and museum café are located also there.
References:The Walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul) since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. With numerous additions and modifications during their history, they were the last great fortification system of antiquity, and one of the most complex and elaborate systems ever built. They were also the largest and strongest fortification in both the ancient and medieval world.
Initially built by Constantine the Great, the walls surrounded the new city on all sides, protecting it against attack from both sea and land. As the city grew, the famous double line of the Theodosian Walls was built in the 5th century. Although the other sections of the walls were less elaborate, they were, when well-manned, almost impregnable for any medieval besieger.