The Serpent Column is a 2500 year old monument located in Turkey. 
At the victory of the long-lasting warm of the Battle of Plataea between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states around Western Anatolia and the Aegean Sea in 478 B.C., Greeks started works to build a monument to commemorate their freedom. The Serpent Column, a part of an ancient Greek sacrificial tripod, was originally erected in the Temple of Apollon in Delphi and relocated to Constantinople by Roman Emperor Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great in 324. The artifact, which has lost many parts, has been standing in Sultanahmet square for centuries.
In order to keep the artifact for the future generations, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) has started restoration and conservation work on the column recently. The column looks like this nowdays:
The restoration work is expected to be completed within one month following the completion of the repair of the cracks on the column, cleaning of dye stains and landscaping. So hopefully, you can visit it in the future!
At the victory of the long-lasting warm of the Battle of Plataea between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states around Western Anatolia and the Aegean Sea in 478 B.C., Greeks started works to build a monument to commemorate their freedom. The Serpent Column, a part of an ancient Greek sacrificial tripod, was originally erected in the Temple of Apollon in Delphi and relocated to Constantinople by Roman Emperor Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great in 324. The artifact, which has lost many parts, has been standing in Sultanahmet square for centuries.
In order to keep the artifact for the future generations, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) has started restoration and conservation work on the column recently. The column looks like this nowdays:
The restoration work is expected to be completed within one month following the completion of the repair of the cracks on the column, cleaning of dye stains and landscaping. So hopefully, you can visit it in the future!