Palace of Blachernae
The Palace of Blachernae (Greek: τὸ ἐν Βλαχέρναις Παλάτιον)[1] was an imperial Roman residence in the suburb of Blachernae, located in the northwestern section of Constantinople (today located in the quarter of Ayvansaray in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey). The area of the palace is now mostly overbuilt, and only literary sources are available as to its description.
History
The Palace of Blachernae was constructed on the northern slopes of the Sixth Hill of the city in circa 500.
It was here that in the late 11th century the Emperor
Bucoleon Palace, but on the recapture of the city in 1261, the Palaiologan emperors restored the Blachernae complex as their principal residence.[2][7] The Palace of the Porphyrogenitus, probably dating to the late 13th century, although a little further south than the main Blachernae palace complex, is usually related to it. It is the only relatively intact example of Byzantine palace architecture in Constantinople.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b van Millingen 1899, p. 128.
- ^ a b c d e Kazhdan 1991, p. 293.
- ^ van Millingen 1899, pp. 129–130.
- ^ van Millingen 1899, pp. 122–123.
- ^ van Millingen 1899, pp. 128–129.
- ^ van Millingen 1899, pp. 131–153.
- ^ van Millingen 1899, p. 129.
- ^ Kazhdan 1991, pp. 2021–2022.
Sources
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- van Millingen, Alexander (1899). Byzantine Constantinople: The Walls of the City and Adjoining Historical Sites. London, United Kingdom: John Murray.
Further reading
- Asutay-Effenberger, Neslihan (2013). "The Blachernai Palace and its Defence". In Redford, Scott; Ergin, Nina (eds.). Cities and Citadels in Turkey: From the Iron Age to the Seljuks (Bardback). Leuvin: Peeters. pp. 253–276. ISBN 978-9-04292-712-4.
- Simeonov, Grigori (2016). "Die Brachialion-Anlegestelle". In Daim, Falko (ed.). Die byzantinischen HäfenKonstantinopels (in German). Mainz: Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums. pp. 139–146. ISBN 978-3-88467-275-4.
External links
- "Blachernae Palace". Byzantium 1200. 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
