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'''Blachernae''' is a suburb in the northeastern section of [[Constantinople]]. It was the site of a spring and a number of churches were built there, notably by [[Pulcheria]] in the [[5th century]] and by [[Justinian I]] in the [[6th century]]. These were originally outside the [[Walls of Constantinople|city walls]], until [[627]] when the walls were expanded to include this section of the city. The area was expanded to include an imperial palace in the [[11th century]] by [[Alexius I]], but the walls were still relatively weak, reinforced only by the ramparts of the palace. After Alexius, the Blachernae Palace became the main residence of the [[Byzantine emperor|emperors]], though the old [[Great Palace of Constantinople|Great Palace]] was still used for major imperial ceremonies.

Its weakness was first exposed in the [[Fourth Crusade]], when the invaders penetrated Blachernae. Blachernae was also the site of the [[Blachernitissa|St. Mary of Blachernae]] church, which became the second-most important church in Constantinople after [[Hagia Sophia]], if only because the emperors' residence was nearby. In [[1347]], [[John VI Cantacuzenus]] was crowned there, instead of in Hagia Sophia. In [[1453]] during the [[Fall of Constantinople]], Ottoman invaders attacked Blachernae with their large cannon, almost completely destroying the walls there; the Byzantine defenders failed to block the [[Kerkoporta]] gate, enabling the Turks to enter the city.

After the Ottoman conquest the sultan's residence was moved to Topkapi Palace on [[Acropolis Point]], opposite to the original site of the Great Palace, which had by this time fallen into complete ruin, and the Blachernae area fell into disuse.

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