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The image is a recreation of what an imperial procession would have looked like.

Ceremonial Golden Gate from Early Byzantine Period with Elephant-drawn Chariot from the side showing full entrance

From Byzantium1200: "A recreation of what the Golden Gate looked like in 1200 A.D. The Golden Gate was the great ceremonial gate of the land walls of Byzantium through which the emperors left for their campaigns, and where they celebrated their…

The Column of Constantine is one of that last remaining physical remnants of Constantine's legacy.

The modern state of the Golden Gate as well as the surrounding walls, showing the remnants of the outline of the triumphal arhc and original size of the entranceway, as well as how it was gradually scaled down over the years.

It is a map of Constantinople used to show how large the wall was.

This is a gorgon head that was a piece of spolia (reused stonework) that may have been part of the forum of Constatntine.

The only part of walls where walls and sea meet near Yenikapi (Theodosian Harbor)

This inscription above the Gate of Rhegion lasted through all of the damage sustained by the walls. The names of both Theodosius and Constantine can be seen in the inscription.

Reconstruction from Fyodor Uspenski (1912)