The Labors of Bucephalus No matter how tedious life at times could become, one look out the window was enough to remind me that not far away, the world-and adventure-were impatiently waiting.-R. Morse

This is an interesting video.  The initial monument is the Obelisk of Theodosious, or Tuthmosis III, in the Hippodrome Square, just west of the Blue Mosque and Aya Sofia.  This was shipped from Egypt by the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius in 390 AD.  Originally erected in the temple of Karnak in Luxor, this obelisk was created in 1490 B.C., during the reign of Tuthmosis III.  The singing that can be heard is one of the five daily calls to prayer for the Muslim faithful, and honestly, it's beginning to sound like nails on a chalkboard to me.  In the background, behind the trees, is the Blue Mosque,or Sultan Ahmed Mosque built between 1609 and 1616 during the reign of Ahmed I. Cool.