Chrysotriklinos

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Chrysotriklinos was the main ceremonial throne hall of the Byzantine emperors in the Great Palace of Constantinople, serving as a central venue for imperial receptions and state functions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine architectural structure
throne hall
accessControlledBy Byzantine court officials
architecturalStyle Byzantine
associatedWith Book of Ceremonies NERFINISHED
Byzantine court ceremonial
imperial ideology
ceremonialRole setting for imperial acclamations
setting for major religious feast ceremonies
setting for reception of foreign envoys
country Byzantine Empire
demolishedWith Great Palace of Constantinople NERFINISHED
describedIn De Ceremoniis of Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos NERFINISHED
era Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED
etymology from Greek words for "golden" and "triclinium"
function main ceremonial throne hall of the Byzantine emperors
venue for imperial receptions
venue for state functions
hasFeature apse for the imperial throne
central dome
imperial throne
marble revetment
mechanical devices for court ceremonial
mosaic decoration
multiple side chambers
influenced later Byzantine palace halls
languageOfName Greek
locatedIn Constantinople NERFINISHED
Great Palace of Constantinople NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Istanbul NERFINISHED
meaningOfName Golden Hall NERFINISHED
partOf Great Palace ceremonial complex NERFINISHED
relativeImportance principal throne room of the Great Palace
religiousAssociation Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
shape octagonal
status no longer extant
symbolized cosmic order under the emperor
imperial authority
usedBy Byzantine emperors NERFINISHED
usedFor court ceremonies
diplomatic receptions
imperial audiences
religious ceremonies
usedUntil decline of the Great Palace complex

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Great Palace of Constantinople hasPart Chrysotriklinos