[EN] The Milion (zero-mile marker) in Istanbul.

[AR] المليون (علامة الصفر ميل) في اسطنبول
[DE] Die Million (Null-Meilenstein) in Istanbul.
[FR] The Million (marqueur zéro mile) à Istanbul.
[IND] इस्तांबुल में द मिलियन (शून्य-मील मार्कर)
[IT] Il Milione (indicatore del miglio zero) a Istanbul.
[PAK] استنبول میں ملین (صفر میل مارکر)
[RU] Миллион (отметка нулевой мили) в Стамбуле.


The Milion, was a monument erected in the early 4th century AD in Constantinople. It was the Byzantine zero-mile marker, the starting-place for the measurement of distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Byzantine Empire. It thus served the same function as the Golden Milestone (Milliarium Aureum) in Rome's forum.

The domed building of the Milion rested on four large arches, and it was expanded and decorated with several statues and paintings. It survived the Fourth Crusade and Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453 but had disappeared by the start of the 16th century.

During excavations in the 1960s, some partial fragments of it were discovered under houses in the area. The remains of the monument are located in Istanbul, in the district of Eminonu, at the northern corner of the square of Hagia Sophia, and close to the Basilica Cistern.

At the right of the Milion, there is the Bashir Aga fountain and a tower, where the water coming from the high hills is lifted up and the pressure is slowed down.


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