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St Demetrios Xyloportas, Balat

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A standard Greek basilica-style church encased in its fortress of walls. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate was based here (41.037158,28.944924) from 1597 to 1601, whereupon the Patriarch took up residence in the current location.

a view from coast, the 2014 location of the old Galata Bridge. [2]

A view from the Golden Horn at the 2014 location of the old Galata Bridge.

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