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Palace Bucoleon

41 00'09 "N 28 58'35" E / 41.0025, 28.97639

Bucoleon palace walls and sea of Constantinople, 2008

Bucoleon Palace (Turkish: Bukoleon Saraya) is a group located in Istanbul , formerly composed of an artificial harbor built in ^IVth century and several palaces built by Nicephorus II Phocas (tenth century). Considered the "residence of the Emperors Marine, he was part of the imperial domain of the Sacred Palace.

It derives its name from a sculpture located at its entrance depicting the battle of an ox and a lion. The sculpture was destroyed later by an earthquake.

History

Lion statue from the front of the palace, Istanbul Archaeological Museum

This is the port that Bucoleon Manuel I ^Komnenos have carried on his shoulders the relic of the Stone of Unction to the Lighthouse Church. The Church of Our Lady of the Lighthouse (Pharos) was near the palace Bucoleon and, as its name suggests, near a lighthouse. It contained many relics, including the Holy Shroud , which made her sometimes refer to as the Sainte-Chapelle.

The palace was described by William of Tyre and was plundered by the Crusaders in 1204 , during the sacking of the city.

Abandoned in favor of the Palace of Blachernae the reign of Palaeologus , the palace of Bucoleon was preserved until the late ^nineteenth century.

Description

Today, the harbor was filled in and all that remains of a palace terrace with a portico, tower and a room with columns.

The remains were heavily damaged in the nineteenth century by the construction of the railway: large parts of the palace and sea walls have disappeared. Then all remained poorly maintained.