Nea Ekklesia

The Nea Ekklēsia was a church built by Byzantine Emperor Basil I the Macedonian in Constantinople between 876 and 880. It was the first monumental church built in the Byzantine capital after the in the 6th century, and marks the beginning of the middle period of Byzantine architecture.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Church
  • Description: Byzantine church in Constantinople (now Istanbul) from 880 to 1490
  • Also known as: “The Nea”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.

Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a . is situated 590 metres north of Nea Ekklesia.

Square
Photo: Antoine-François Andréossy, Public domain.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Today it is a square in , Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square. is situated 380 metres northwest of Nea Ekklesia.

Museum
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The , is located close to Sultanahmet Square in , , at Arasta Bazaar. The museum houses mosaics from the Byzantine period, unearthed at the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. is situated 100 metres north of Nea Ekklesia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Kumkapı.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 99. It is on the European side of .

Quarter
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is a quarter in district of . It is located along the northern shore of Marmara Sea. Up to recent times, is the center of the Armenian community of the city, boasting a school and several churches.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Nea Ekklesia

Latitude
41.00343° or 41° 0′ 12″ north
Longitude
28.97788° or 28° 58′ 40″ east
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
8GHC2X3H+95
Geo­Names ID
12104777
Wiki­data ID
Q3119702
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Nea Ekklesia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة نيا إكليسيا”
  • Armenian: “Նեա Էկլեսիա”
  • Armenian: “Նեա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Nea Eklezya”
  • Bosnian: “Nea Ekklesia (crkva)”
  • Bosnian: “Nea Ekklesia”
  • Chinese: “ΝέαἘκκλησία”
  • Chinese: “新教堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة نيا اكليسيا”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه نيا اكليسيا”
  • Estonian: “Konstantinoopoli Nea Ekklesia”
  • French: “Nea Ekklesia”
  • German: “Nea Ekklēsia”
  • Greek: “Νέα Εκκλησία”
  • Hebrew: “הכנסייה החדשה”
  • Italian: “Nea Ekklesia”
  • Korean: “네아 에클레시아”
  • Macedonian: “Неа Еклезија”
  • Polish: “Nea Ekklesia”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja Nova”
  • Portuguese: “Nea Ekklesia”
  • Russian: “Неа Экклесиа”
  • Slovenian: “Nea Ekklesia”
  • Spanish: “Nea Ekklesia”
  • Turkish: “Nea Ekklesia”
  • Turkish: “Nea Ekklisia”
  • Turkish: “Nea Eklezya”

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