🏘️ Blachernae

Turkey · Asia · 41.03°N, 28.94°E

Blachernae was a suburb in the northwestern section of Constantinople, the capital city of the Byzantine Empire. It is the site of a water source and a number of prominent churches were built there, most notably the great Church of St. Mary of Blachernae, built by Empress Pulcheria in c. 450, expanded by Emperor Leo I and renovated by Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century.

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Country	Turkey
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	41.03°N, 28.94°E · view on map

Blachernae is located in Turkey, in Asia.

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