Archaeological site
Great Palace of Constantinople
Great Palace of Constantinople: archaeological site of the ancient world (Istanbul, Türkiye).
Archaeological siteKind
Late AntiquityFirst recorded · AD 300 – AD 640
Middle AgesLast recorded · AD 640 – AD 1453
IstanbulNearest town · 2.5 km
On the map
Position: 41.0068, 28.9776
Through the eras
Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC
Roman period30 BC – AD 300
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640✓
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453✓
About the site
Palace complex constructed by Constantine I in 330 CE that served as the primary residence of the Eastern Roman/Byzantine Emperors until 1081 CE. Use of the palace declined beginning in the 11th century, and it had been abandoned by the time of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Most of the structure was demolished in the early Ottoman period. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque was built on the primary site of the palace in the early 17th century.
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