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Surroundings:

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Location:

  • Türkiye, Istanbul
  • geo:41.014118,28.953211
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • 524 / unknown

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Annotations

The church  dedicated to the martyr Saint Polyeuctus in Constantinople  near Valens Aqueduct was built in the 6th century AD by Anicia Juliana, a Roman imperial princess and the daughter of the Western Roman Emperor Olybrius. The construction of the church began in 524 and was completed in 527 when Justinian came to the throne. Ayios Polyeuktos Church is considered one of the largest basilicas in Istanbul after Hagia Sophia.

See:

  1. Polyeuktos-http://tayproject.org/TAYBizansMar.fm$Retrieve?YerlesmeNo=20322&html=bizansdetaile.html&layout=web. 

Nearby

Valens Aqueduct

Valens Aqueduct, completed in the year 368 during the reign of Roman Emperor Valens

Column of Marcian

Column of Marcian

Constantinople, Obelisk of Constantine

Base of an obelisk from the Capitol


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