Variant Names
Porta Aurea, Chryseia Pyle, Altın Kapı
Patron
Emperor Theodosius II (408-50)
Cultures
Byzantine
Late Antique
Ottoman
Date
Early 5th century CE
Functions
Triumphal Gate
Location
Fatih
Images
Panoramas
Historical Images
Plans and Drawings
Map Location
Bibliography
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