Church of St. Polyeuktos

Church of St. Polyeuktos is historic ruins in Istanbul. Built in 501, it is considered a significant example of Römische Architektur. The Church of St. Polyeuctus was an ancient Byzantine church in Constantinople built by the noblewoman Anicia Juliana and dedicated to Saint Polyeuctus. Intended as an assertion of Juliana's own imperial lineage, it was a lavishly decorated building, and the largest church of the city before the construction of the Hagia Sophia. It introduced the large-scale use of Sassanid Persian decorative elem