The Great Palace of Constantinople, also known as the Sacred Palace, was the large imperial Byzantine palace complex located in the south-eastern end of the peninsula today making up the Fatih distric
A virtual image of Constantinople in the Byzantine era, looking from south to north. The Boukoleon Palace is in the foreground. Behind it, the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus, the Great Palace, the Magnaura (Senate) and (further behind) the Hagia Sophia are visible. The Hippodrome is prominently visible at left.
A scene from the scroll border of the Great Palace Mosaic, a mosaic floor of scenes from daily life and mythology in a hall of yet unidentified uses and controversial date.
One of the piers from the Great Palace, now in the courtyard of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums
Remains of the Great Palace of Constantinople
Boukoleon Palace
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The Palace of Boukoleon or Bucoleon was one of the Byzantine palaces in Constantinople. The palace is located on the shore of the Sea of Marmara, to the south of the Hippodrome and east of the Little
Great Palace of Constantinople
…Between the church and the sea walls lay the polo field of the Tzykanisterion. Further to the south, detached from the main complex lay the seaside palace of Bucoleon. It was built by Theophilos, incorporating parts of the sea walls, and used extensively until the 13th century, especially during the Latin Empire…
A view of Boukoleon Palace
One of the stone lions at the entrance to the Bucoleon harbour, today at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
Fragments from the palace at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.