Great Palace of Constantinople

Istanbul, Turkey

The Great Palace of Constantinople (Méga Palátion, Palatium Magnum), also known as the Sacred Palace (Ἱὸ, Hieròn Palátion, Sacrum Palatium), was the large imperial Byzantine palace complex located in the south-eastern end of the peninsula today making up the Fatih district of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), in modern Turkey. It served as the main imperial residence of the Eastern Roman emperors until 1081 and was the centre of imperial administration for over 690 years. Only a few remnants and fragments of its foundations have survived into the present day.

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