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.
  • Type: Church
  • Description: Byzantine church in Constantinople (now Istanbul) from 880 to 1490
  • Also known as: “The Nea” and “ΝέαἘκκλησία”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.

Mosque
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, officially the Grand… is situated 590 metres north of Nea Ekklesia.

Square
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The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was… is situated 380 metres northwest of Nea Ekklesia.

Museum
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The , is located close… is situated 100 metres north of Nea Ekklesia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Kumkapı.

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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
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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: “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 Ekklisia”
  • Turkish: “Nea Eklezya”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Historical Peninsula and Çatladıkapı.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Almina and Sphendon.

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