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Palace of Daphne
Author(s) : Kostenec Jan
For citation: Kostenec Jan, "Palace of Daphne",Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, ConstantinopleURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=12434>
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SUMMARY
The core of the fourth-century imperial palace at Constantinople, comprising reception and dining halls as well as private apartments, seems to have occupied roughly the area of the Sultan Ahmet Camii complex. This monumental core of the palace of Constantine the Great is usually referred to as the Daphne in scholarly literature.
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Sultan Ahmet Camii area
Geographical Location
Constantinople, Istanbul
Date
4th-12th (?) century
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2. The architecture of the palace
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