Gate of Charisius

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The Gate of Charisius is a historic northern entrance in the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, traditionally associated with imperial triumphal processions and the site where the last Byzantine emperor made his final stand in 1453.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Adrianople Gate 1
Gate of Charisius canonical 1
Porta Charisiou 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
city gate
historic site
alsoKnownAs Adrianople Gate
linked to: Gate of Charisius

Edirnekapı
Gate of Adrianople
linked to: Hadrianopolis

Porta Charisiou
linked to: Gate of Charisius
approachedBy road from Adrianople
associatedWith Byzantine Empire
associatedWithEvent Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453
associatedWithPerson Constantine XI Palaiologos
builtDuring reign of Theodosius II
constructionCentury 5th century
countryAtTimeOfConstruction Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
currentStatus partially preserved
currentUse city gate in modern Istanbul
defensiveRole part of outer defenses of Constantinople
directionFromCityCenter north
function ceremonial entrance to Constantinople
military gate
heritage Byzantine architecture
historicalEvent Fall of Constantinople
languageOfName Greek
locatedIn Constantinople
Theodosian Walls
Turkey
locatedInPresentDay Istanbul
material stone
namedAfter Charisius (probable local landowner or official)
nearbyLandmark Blachernae quarter
linked to: Blachernae Palace

Edirnekapı neighborhood
linked to: Vefa neighborhood
notableFor traditional site of the last stand of the last Byzantine emperor in 1453
partOf land walls of Constantinople
linked to: Theodosian Walls
presentDayAdministrativeDistrict Fatih district of Istanbul
linked to: Fatih district
significance major northern entrance of Constantinople
symbolic entry point for armies arriving from Thrace and Adrianople
usedFor imperial triumphal processions

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theodosian Walls notableGate Gate of Charisius
Gate of Charisius alsoKnownAs Adrianople Gate
linked to: Gate of Charisius
Gate of Charisius alsoKnownAs Porta Charisiou
linked to: Gate of Charisius