Hippodrome
is really Sultanahmet Square (the Hippodrome), Istanbul, Turkey
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
An Imperial District square where Ezio meets Yusuf, and later finds a hidden book.
The real place
The old chariot-racing track is now a public square; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpent Column and the Walled Obelisk still stand along its spine.
Visiting
Free and always open; combine it with the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia next door.
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