Question

In 1632, a man in this city known as “Hezarfen” attempted to fly two miles from the top of a watchtower with makeshift wings. (0[1])Serbian exiles forced to resettle (0[1])in this city inspired the name of the nearby Belgrad Forest. Mary Wortley Montagu wrote letters (20[1])detailing (20[2])smallpox inoculation (20[3])while traveling to this city. (20[4]0[1])Genoa established the trading (0[1])colony of Galata (0[1])in this city. (20[1]0[1])(*) Cannons designed (10[2])by the Hungarian engineer Orban (10[2])were used (10[2])to (10[1])breach this city’s (10[1])Theodosian (10[1])Walls. (10[4])A religious (10[1])building in this city named for its iconic (10[1])Iznik tiling was designed by students of Mimar Sinan. The phrase “Sublime Porte” was synonymous with a government led from this city’s Topkapi Palace. (10[1])For 10 points, name this city that contains the Hagia Sophia. (10[3])■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: Istanbul [accept Constantinople or Konstantiniyye]
<Hari Parameswaran, History - World - Middle Eastern&gt; ~25930~ &lt;Editor: Jordan Brownstein>
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