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Great Palace of Constantinople
Byzantine imperial palace complex.
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The Great Palace of Constantinople, also known as the Sacred Palace (Greek: Ἱερὸν Παλάτιον, Hieròn Palátion; Latin: Sacrum Palatium), was the large imperial Byzantine palace complex located in the south-eastern end of the peninsula today making up the Fatih district of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), in modern Turkey. It served as the main imperial residence of the Eastern Roman emperors until 1081 and was the centre of imperial administration for over 690 years. Only a few remnants and fragments of its foundations have survived into the present day.
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Open map: Great Palace of Constantinople and 8 nearby attractions41.00639, 28.97778 · Istanbul
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Photo credits (6)
- Sultan Ahmed Mosque: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Obelisk of Theodosius: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Basilica Cistern: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Serpent Column: Gryffindor This panoramic image was created with Autostitch (stitched images may differ from reality) . · Public domain · Commons
- Hagia Sophia: Arild Vågen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Hagia Irene: Lenka Janochová · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
