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.- Church
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- …is also known as “The Nea”
- Description: Byzantine church in Constantinople (now Istanbul) from 880 to 1490
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand…
590 metres north of Nea Ekklesia
Sultan Ahmed Square
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was…
380 metres northwest of Nea Ekklesia
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
The Great Palace Mosaic Museum, is located close…
100 metres north of Nea Ekklesia
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mollafenari and Kumkapı.
Mollafenari
Mollafenari is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Nea Ekklesia
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Latitude
41.00343° or 41° 0′ 12″ north
Longitude
28.97788° or 28° 58′ 40″ east
Open location code
8GHC2X3H+95
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Nea Ekklesia” goes by many names.
كنيسة نيا إكليسياArabic
ՆեաArmenian
Նեա ԷկլեսիաArmenian
Nea EklezyaAzerbaijani
Nea EkklesiaBosnian
Nea Ekklesia (crkva)Bosnian
ΝέαἘκκλησίαChinese
新教堂Chinese
كنيسة نيا اكليسياEgyptian Arabic
كنيسه نيا اكليسياEgyptian Arabic
Konstantinoopoli Nea EkklesiaEstonian
Νέα ΕκκλησίαGreek
הכנסייה החדשהHebrew
Nea EkklesiaItalian
네아 에클레시아Korean
Неа ЕклезијаMacedonian
Nea EkklesiaPolish
Неа ЭкклесиаRussian
Nea EkklesiaSlovenian
Nea EkklesiaTurkish
Nea EkklisiaTurkish
Nea EklezyaTurkish
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