Great Palace of Constantinople

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Byzantine palace archaeological site imperial palace complex

The Great Palace of Constantinople was the principal imperial residence and administrative complex of the Byzantine emperors, renowned for its opulent halls, chapels, and courtyards overlooking the Bosporus.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Great Palace of Constantinople canonical 23
Blachernae Palace 1
Byzantine imperial palace in Constantinople 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine palace ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
imperial palace complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Late Roman architecture ⓘ
builtUnder Constantine I ⓘ
surface form: Constantine the Great
connectedTo Augustaion square ⓘ
Hippodrome of Constantinople ⓘ
constructionBegan 4th century ⓘ
currentCondition mostly destroyed ⓘ
declineBegan 11th century ⓘ
excavatedBy archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ
expandedUnder Justinian I ⓘ
Theophilos ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalFind Great Palace Mosaic Museum mosaics ⓘ
hasPart Augusteus ⓘ
Chalke Gate ⓘ
Chrysotriklinos ⓘ
Daphne Palace ⓘ
Nea Ekklesia in Constantinople ⓘ
surface form: Nea Ekklesia

Pharos Church ⓘ
Sigma courtyard ⓘ
Triklinos of the Nineteen Couches ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
imperial apartments ⓘ
palace chapels ⓘ
reception halls ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Historic Areas of Istanbul ⓘ
knownFor complex court rituals ⓘ
mosaics ⓘ
opulent decoration ⓘ
sumptuous ceremonial ⓘ
languageOfOfficialUse Greek ⓘ
largelyAbandonedBy late Byzantine period ⓘ
locatedIn Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople

Istanbul ⓘ
locatedInCountry Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
overlooks Bosporus ⓘ
Sea of Marmara ⓘ
partOf Great Palace of Constantinople self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: imperial quarter of Constantinople
plunderedDuring Fourth Crusade ⓘ
plunderedInYear 1204 ⓘ
primaryFunctionPeriod 4th century to 11th century ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
remainsLocatedUnder Sultanahmet neighborhood ⓘ
surface form: Sultanahmet district of Istanbul
servedAsResidenceFor Byzantine emperors ⓘ
situatedNear Hagia Sophia ⓘ
Hippodrome of Constantinople ⓘ
situatedOn Great Palace of Constantinople self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: First Hill of Constantinople
supersededBy Blachernae Palace ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1985 ⓘ
usedAs administrative center ⓘ
ceremonial complex ⓘ
principal imperial residence ⓘ
usedFor diplomatic receptions ⓘ
imperial audiences ⓘ
imperial coronation ceremonies ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Basilica Cistern → builtFor → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Manuel II Palaiologos → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Roman emperors → typicalResidence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Emperor of the Romans → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Emperor of the Romans → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blachernae Palace
Theodosius II → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
imperial court of Constantinople → locatedIn → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
imperial court of Constantinople → associatedWith → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Justin II → seatOfPower → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Hippodrome of Constantinople → connectedTo → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Sunken Palace → suppliedWaterTo → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Great Palace of Constantinople → situatedOn → Great Palace of Constantinople self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Hill of Constantinople
Great Palace of Constantinople → partOf → Great Palace of Constantinople self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: imperial quarter of Constantinople
Constantinople (probable) → hasLandmark → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantinople
Emperor of the East → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
imperial palace of Hieria → comparedTo → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Andronikos III Palaiologos → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
the True Cross → keptAt → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
subject surface form: True Cross
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial palace in Constantinople
Leo V the Armenian → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
regency of Irene of Athens → seatOfPower → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
subject surface form: Regency of Irene of Athens
Theophilus (emperor) → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
subject surface form: Theophilus
Leo VI the Wise → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Constantine III → seatOfPower → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Sophia → associatedWith → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: imperial palace of Constantinople
House of Justinian → seatOfPower → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Constantine the Bearded → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantine IV
Zoe Porphyrogenita → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Irene Doukaina → residence → Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ