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548: 144: 77: 127:. Around 682, the Magnaura was restored. Later on, this site was often used as a throne room for receptions of foreign ambassadors as well as for public addresses by the emperor and for public assemblies which were often held in the atrium on the western side of the building. Amongst the different ceremonies held at the Magnaura was the 171:
in the form of trees, singing birds, and roaring lions that awed and delighted visitors. Scholars have described the Magnaura as a material projection of Byzantine imperial power over all subjects of the
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plan with two side aisles supporting galleries and multiple apses at its eastern end. One of the most remarked upon features in this building was the so-called
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in the mid-9th century. The location and architectural features of the Magnaura seem to correspond with those provided by
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courtyard which stood in front of the Magnaura. The structure of the Magnaura is thought to have followed a
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Some scholars have claimed that the Magnaura was founded in 425 A.D. during the reign of
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situated in its central apse, which is said to have been surrounded by
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and has often equated by scholars with the building that housed the
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Medieval
Greek
Latin
Byzantine
Constantinople
Great Palace
Augustaion
Hagia Sophia
Chalke Gate
Senate

Constantinople
Augustaion
Emperor Theodosius II
University of Constantinople
Bardas
Procopius
Senate House
Justinian I
Lent

Procopius
peristyle
basilican
Throne of Solomon
automata
oikoumene
Constantinople
Byzantine Senate
Procopius

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