Byzantine Age Arslan Hane, Istanbul
miniature of hippodrome of constantinople ottoman miniaturist matrakci nasuh, appeared in 1536. arslan hane large red-orange domed building terrace, left of blooming meadow (the former hippodrome site) , right of hagia sophia
in tenth century, emperor romanos lekapenos erected near chalke chapel dedicated christ chalkites, name of image of jesus adorned main entrance of chalke. image - being 1 of major religious symbols of city - had great importance during iconoclastic period. shrine small contain no more fifteen people. in 971, emperor john tzimiskes enlarged chapel, building two-storey church celebrate victory against kievan rus , , endowed 50-member clergy. new building, erected in part using material nearby palace baths tou oikonomíou , in ruins, lavishly decorated. john buried in church s crypt in 976. in 1183, andronikos komnenos proclaimed emperor here, in association young emperor alexios ii komnenos, put death afterward. according russian pilgrim, church still in use in second quarter of fifteenth century.
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