About Nea Ekklesia
The Nea Ekklēsia (Medieval Greek: Νέα Ἐκκλησία, "New Church"; known in English as "The Nea") 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. It continued in use until the Palaiologan period. Used as a gunpowder magazine by the Ottomans, the building was destroyed in 1490 after being struck by lightning. No traces of it survive, and information about it derives from historical accounts and depictions.
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Location and Access
Nea Ekklesia is located in İstanbul. Coordinates are 41.00361, 28.97750. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for İstanbul.
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- Province İstanbul
- Category Religious Sites
- Period 801
- Coordinates 41.00361, 28.97750
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