Chrysē Pylē (Greek: Χρυσῆ Πύλη)

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Chrysē Pylē (Greek: Χρυσῆ Πύλη) was the monumental main ceremonial gate of Constantinople’s Theodosian Walls, through which emperors traditionally made their triumphal entries into the city.

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Chrysē Pylē (Greek: Χρυσῆ Πύλη) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure ⓘ
ceremonial entrance ⓘ
city gate ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Golden Gate of Constantinople ⓘ
architecturalStyle Late Roman ⓘ
associatedWith imperial ceremonial processions ⓘ
triumphal celebrations ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
culturalContext Byzantine culture ⓘ
dedicatedTo imperial triumphal entries ⓘ
era Byzantine period ⓘ
function main ceremonial gate of Constantinople’s Theodosian Walls ⓘ
triumphal entry gate for Byzantine emperors ⓘ
hasLanguageOfName Greek ⓘ
hasNameInGreek Χρυσῆ Πύλη ⓘ
hasType triumphal gate ⓘ
isMainGateOf Theodosian Walls ⓘ
locatedIn Constantinople ⓘ
Theodosian Walls ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Istanbul ⓘ
material marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nameMeaning Golden Gate ⓘ
partOf Theodosian Walls of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Theodosian Walls

land walls of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul city walls
region Thrace ⓘ
traditionallyUsedFor triumphal entries into Constantinople ⓘ
usedBy Byzantine emperors ⓘ

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Golden Gate of Constantinople → alsoKnownAs → Chrysē Pylē (Greek: Χρυσῆ Πύλη) ⓘ