Tekfur Sarayi

Tekfur Sarayi

Exterior: Southeast Elevation

Title Variant
Palace of the Porphyrogenitus
Date

13th century

Work Type
Notes

This palace was built towards the end of the Byzantine era and sustained considerable damage in the seige of 1453 due to its close proximity to the Theodosian Walls.

Culture
Subject
Byzantine (architecture)
Turkish (architecture)
Image Date
July, 2014
Image Source

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University

Photographer
Record ID
1415_istanbul2014_tekfursarayi_img_012