Blachernae Palace
Updated 30.01.2017
After the recapture of Constantinople from the Latins in 1261 the emperors of the Palaeologus dynasty moved to the Palace of Blachernae. It was situated on the Sixth Hill on a slope leading down to the Golden Horn.
Back then the power of the cannons perhaps were not much to be scared of till the time arrived when they proved to be effective.
During the time of the siege of Constantinople in 1453, Melissourgos described how the emperor of Byzantium, then Constantine first prayed at Hagia Sophia then stopped at the Palace of Blachernae, where he
Sources:
Freely J., The Grand Turk, 2009, I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
After the recapture of Constantinople from the Latins in 1261 the emperors of the Palaeologus dynasty moved to the Palace of Blachernae. It was situated on the Sixth Hill on a slope leading down to the Golden Horn.
"The palace was built into the land walls which would put the imperial household on the front line during the Ottoman siege of the city." (Freely, p.30, 2009)
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| Ruins of Blachernae Palace, Thomas Allom, 18th century |
During the time of the siege of Constantinople in 1453, Melissourgos described how the emperor of Byzantium, then Constantine first prayed at Hagia Sophia then stopped at the Palace of Blachernae, where he
"asked to be forgiven by all. Who can describe the wailing and tears that arose in the palace at that hour? No man, even if he were made of wood and stone could have held back his tears". (Freely, p. 41, 2009)As the siege went on Blachernae Palace stood at the line of fire and bore the brunt of the Turkish paid German made cannons of the Mehmed's army.
Sources:
Freely J., The Grand Turk, 2009, I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
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