Edirnekapı

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Edirnekapı is a historic gate in the ancient Theodosian Walls of Istanbul, serving as one of the main western entrances to the old city.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Edirnekapı canonical 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
builtBy Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
builtInPeriod early 5th century ⓘ
builtUnder Theodosius II ⓘ
cityGateOf historic Constantinople ⓘ
connectsTo Edirne direction ⓘ
coordinateApprox 41.029°N 28.939°E ⓘ
currentUse pedestrian passage ⓘ
road traffic passage ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark Chora Church ⓘ
Edirnekapı Martyrs Cemetery ⓘ
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque ⓘ
hasRole city gate of Constantinople ⓘ
main western entrance to the old city ⓘ
heritageStatus historic monument ⓘ
historicalName Gate of Charisius ⓘ
languageOfName Turkish ⓘ
locatedIn Fatih district ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
locatedOn western side of the historic peninsula of Istanbul ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter Edirne ⓘ
near Blachernae quarter ⓘ
partOf Istanbul city walls ⓘ
Theodosian Walls ⓘ
land walls of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul city walls
usedFor controlling access to the city ⓘ
military defense ⓘ
trade routes to Thrace and the Balkans ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Gate of Charisius → alsoKnownAs → Edirnekapı ⓘ
Chora Mosque → locatedInNeighborhood → Edirnekapı ⓘ