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Palace of Blachernae

İstanbul · Archaeological site

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Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Istanbul
Elevation
60 m
Wikidata
Q879941

About

The Palace of Blachernae (Greek: τὸ ἐν Βλαχέρναις Παλάτιον) was an imperial Byzantine residence in the suburb of Blachernae, located in the northwestern section of Constantinople (today located in the quarter of Ayvansaray in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey). The area of the palace is now mostly overbuilt, and only literary sources are available as to its description.

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