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Constantinople

Constantinople, the modern Istanbul, was the capital of the Roman and Byzantine Empire from 330 until its takeover by the Ottoman Empire in 1453. After this, it continued to function as the Ottoman capital Konstantiniyye until the abolition of the Ottoman sultanate in 1922. It was located at the core of the modern city of Istanbul, on a peninsula at the…

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Location
Fatih and Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Area
6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) enclosed within Constantinian Walls 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) enclosed within Theodosian Walls · 765.5 ha
Built
11 May 330
Built by
Constantine the Great
Criteria
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Cultures
Greek · Latin · Byzantine

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related to 1185–1261: Constantinople during the Imperial Exile · 53
Constantinople → Alexios, Alexios III, Alexios III Angelos, Alexios IV, Alexios IV Angelos, Alexios Murzuphlos, An, Angelos, April, Asia, Athena Promachos, Boniface, But, By, Crusaders, Doge, Doukas, Droungarios, Fourth Crusade, Franks
related to 337–529: Constantinople during the Barbarian Invasions and the fall of the West · 38
Constantinople → Adrianople, After, All, Aphrodite, Arcadius, Asia, Baptist, Basiliscus, Battle, Church, City Honoratus, Constantine, December, February, Forum, From, Golden Gate, Hebdomon, Its, John
related to 1081–1185: Constantinople under the Komneni · 34
Constantinople → Alexius, Almighty, Blachernae, Byzantine, Byzantium, Crusader Kingdoms, Egypt, Emperor Alexius, First Crusade, Golden Horn, In, It, Italian, Jerusalem, Jews, John II, Kipchaks, Komnenian, Komnenos's, Latin
related to 1453–1930: Ottoman and Republican Kostantiniyye · 34
Constantinople → Adrianople Gate, After, Aksaray, As, Charisius, Christians, Displeased, Edirnekapı, Even, Evliya, From, Gate, Greek, Greeks, Hagia Sophia, He, However, Islamic, Istanbul, Jews
related to Survival, 565–717: Constantinople during the Byzantine Dark Ages · 34
Constantinople → Africa, Anatolia, Arab, Arab Umayyad Caliphate, Avars, Balkans, Bulgaria, Bulgars, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, Carthage, Early Muslim, East, Egypt, Europe, Eventually, Greek, He, Heraclius, However
related to Culture · 30
Constantinople → According, Aegean Sea, Africa, At, Black Sea, Byzantine, Chinese, Church, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Eastern Roman Empire, Europe, Greek, Greek-speaking, Hagia Sophia, Holy Wisdom, In, It, Italy, Latin, Many
related to 527–565: Constantinople in the Age of Justinian · 26
Constantinople → AD, Africa, After, Before, Belisarius, Carthage, Chariot, Church, Diocese, Imperial, In, In Constantinople, It, Jerusalem, June, Justinian's, New Church, Patriarch, Resurrection, Romans
related to Names · 25
Constantinople → AD, Augusta Antonina, BC, Before Constantine, Byzantium, Caracalla, Constantine, Constantinopolitan Rome, During, Eastern Rome, Emperor Caracalla, Emperor Septimius Severus, Greek, Greek Byzantion, However, It, Kōnstantinoupolis, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, New Rome, Nova Roma
related to 1261–1453: Palaiologan Era and the Fall of Constantinople · 24
Constantinople → Although, Although Constantinople, Blachernae, Black Death, Bosporus, Castilian, Clavijo, Empire, Galata, Genoese, God, Golden Horn, Great Palace, Greeks, Imperial, Marmara Sea, Michael VIII Palaiologos, Military, Only, Peloponnese
related to Architecture and coinage · 24
Constantinople → Also, Antioch, Byzantine, Caernarfon Castle, Diocletian, Empire, Europe, Great, Greek, In, Islamic, Italian, Its, Middle Ages, Ottoman, Particular, Ravenna, Roman, Roman Empire, Slavic East

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city empire century ottoman new walls byzantine roman emperor capital also became rome istanbul byzantium known great greek imperial europe

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ConstantinopleArea6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) enclosed within Constantinian Walls 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) enclosed within Theodosian Walls1.00infobox
ConstantinopleArea765.5 ha1.00infobox
ConstantinopleBuilt11 May 3301.00infobox
ConstantinopleBuilt byConstantine the Great1.00infobox
ConstantinopleCriteria(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)1.00infobox
ConstantinopleCulturesGreek1.00infobox
ConstantinopleCulturesLatin1.00infobox
ConstantinopleCulturesByzantine1.00infobox
ConstantinopleDesignated1985 (9th session)1.00infobox
ConstantinopleEventsSieges of Constantinople, including fall of the city (1204 and 1453)1.00infobox
ConstantinopleExtension20171.00infobox
ConstantinopleLocationFatih and Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey1.00infobox
ConstantinopleOfficial nameHistoric Areas of Istanbul1.00infobox
ConstantinoplePart ofRoman Empire1.00infobox
ConstantinoplePart ofByzantine Empire1.00infobox
ConstantinoplePart ofLatin Empire1.00infobox
ConstantinoplePeriodsLate antiquity to 15th century1.00infobox
ConstantinopleReference no.356bis1.00infobox
ConstantinopleRegionMarmara Region1.00infobox
ConstantinopleTypeImperial city1.00infobox
ConstantinopleTypeCultural1.00infobox
ConstantinopleUNESCO regionEurope and North America1.00infobox

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