Arsenal
is really Harbour of Theodosius site, Yenikapı, Istanbul, Turkey
Real place, reimagined
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The fortified harbour on the Marmara shore that Ezio has to break into.
The real place
Constantinople's biggest Byzantine harbour silted up in the 1500s; digs for the Yenikapı rail station found dozens of sunken ships.
Visiting
The dig site is closed; see the finds at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums.
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