Church St Demetrius Kanabus - maps and views of Constantinople

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F.R. VON HUBNER, Map of Byzantine Constantinople, in A. VAN MILLIGEN, Byzantine Constantinople: The Wall of the City, London, John Murray, 1899, p. 18

The Walls of Blacherbae connect the Theodosian Walls, which terminate at the height of the Palace of the Porphyrogenitus, with the sea wall at the Golden Horn. Historically, the original fortified quarter of Blachernae can thereby be roughly traced to have comprised the two northern spurs of the city's Seventh Hill in a triangle, stretching from the Porphyrogenitus Palace to the Anemas Prison, from there to the church of St. Demetrios Kanabos and thence back to the Porphyrogenitus Palace

St Demetrius and Wall

The known gates of the Golden Horn wall may be traced in order from the Blachernae eastwards to the Seraglio Point, as follows: The first gate, very near the land walls, was the Koiliomene Gate (Κοιλιωμένη Πόρτα, "Rolled Gate", in Turkish Küçük Ayvansaray Kapısı). Shortly after stood the Gate of St. Anastasia (Πύλη τῆς ἁγίας Ἀναστασίας, Pylē tēs hagias Anastasias), located near the Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque. In close proximity on the outer side of the walls lay the Church of St. Demetrios Kanabos.