Panorama 1453 History Museum

[1] This museum shows the conquering of the city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, by the troops of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror on 29 May 1453.

Its main exhibit is a 360° "panorama" painting, (also known as a Cyclorama) of the battlefield at the time the walls were breached, giving the visitor the impression they are standing in the middle of the battle.

The painting is made and presented in such a way that the visitor appears to be at the centre of a huge space rather than a circle only 38m in diameter.

The first person to look at the panoramic picture on the museum will not be able to grasp the actual dimensions of the work because of their optical habits.

This is due to the fact that the dimensions of the image do not have references to provide the concept, such as start and end points.