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The Mouchroutas (Greek: Μουχρουτᾶς) was an imperial palace erected in the tenth century in byzantine Constantinople.
Location
[edit]The building lay to the west of the Chrysotriklinos, [1] the main reception and ceremonial hall of the Great Palace of Constantinople from its construction, in the late 6th century, until the 10th century
Origin of the name
[edit]The name comes from the Arab word machrouta ("vault").[1] Some byzantine sources name it "turkish house" (Greek: Περσικὸς δὀμος, romanized: Persikos domos).[1]
History
[edit]The Mouchroutas was not mentioned by De Ceremoniis of Constantine Porphyrogenitus, so its construction was started after the 956-959.[1]
Architecture
[edit]The building was monumental, and according to the byzantine writer Niketas Choniates, "wonderful".[1] The monumental stair, adorned with serrations, was built using bricks, plaster and marble.[1] The roof was composed with domes and stalactite pendants, like the contemporary Cappella Palatina in Palermo.[1] The interior of the building, because of its richness of colors, was compared to a rainbow.[1] According to Choniates, the Mouchroutas was similar to the Seljuk monuments.[1]
Notes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Janin, Raymond (1950). Constantinople Byzantine (in French) (1 ed.). Paris: Institut français d'etudes byzantines.