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Boukoleon Palace

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Boukoleon Palace
Boukoleon Palace. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Palace of Boukoleon (Greek: Βουκολέων) or Bucoleon was one of the Byzantine palaces in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul, Turkey). The palace is located on the shore of the Sea of Marmara, to the south of the Hippodrome and east of the Little Hagia Sophia.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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