Great Palace of Constantinople

The Great Palace of Constantinople (Greek: Μέγα Παλάτιον, Méga Palátion; Latin: Palatium Magnum), also known as the Sacred Palace (Greek: Ἱερὸν Παλάτιον, Hieròn Palátion; Latin: 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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Great Palace of Constantinople ranks #234 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 126 mapped in Turkey. Founded c. 950, it is older than 93% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 129 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 20,477 times in the last 60 days, more than 97% of the atlas. 22 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Istanbul, 2 km away. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.

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