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  • Palace of the Porphyrogenitus

  • Palace of the Porphyrogenitus

    Palace of the Porphyrogenitus, also known as Tekfur Palace, is a ruined palace located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built during the Byzantine era in the late 13th or early 14th centuries AD as part of the Blachernae palace. The palace was named after the 10th-century Byzantine emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus.
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    Palace of the Porphyrogenitus
    by Josep Renalias, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Palace of the Porphyrogenitus

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    13th Century AD

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