Turkey Guide On Line
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GREAT PALACE
The Bucoleon Palace The Palace of Bocaleon which is located near the "Craked Gate" was part of the great complex of the Great palace, entered by the Imperial marine gate giving access to Bucoleon Harbour and rest of the great palace. The Bucoleon Palace, or the Palace of the bull and the lion took its name from a carving(now dissapered) which depicted a lion overcoming a bull. what is left from the Bucolion palace is a loggia with three marble framed windows opening to a vaulted arch. |
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The Mosaic Museum was establish to house the remnant of the
one of the paving of the peristyle courtyards, excavated between the 1935 and
1954. Located in the vicinity of the Blue Mosque, The Mosaic Museum is
fascinating place where the visitors would enjoy the floor mosaics of the Great
Palace of the Byzantine Emperors. Described as one of the greatest and most
impressive palaces antiquity, Great Palace mosaics depict mainly daily scenes.