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 Hagia Sophia in the 6th century, and marks the beginning of the middle period of Byzantine architecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Hagia Sophia
Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a museum. Hagia Sophia is situated 590 metres north of Nea Ekklesia.
Sultan Ahmed Square
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 Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square. Sultan Ahmed Square is situated 380 metres northwest of Nea Ekklesia.
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Great Palace Mosaic Museum, is located close to Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Turkey, at Arasta Bazaar. The museum houses mosaics from the Byzantine period, unearthed at the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Great Palace Mosaic Museum is situated 100 metres north of Nea Ekklesia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mollafenari and Kumkapı.
Mollafenari
Suburb
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mollafenari is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 99. It is on the European side of Istanbul.
Kumkapı
Quarter
Kumkapı is a quarter in Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located along the northern shore of Marmara Sea. Up to recent times, Kumkapı is the center of the Armenian community of the city, boasting a school and several churches.
Nea Ekklesia
- Categories: destroyed building or structure and religion
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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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”
- 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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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nea Ekklesia”. Photo: Sinoplu diyojen, Public domain.