Byzantine secular architecture

historic square in Istanbul

cistern of Byzantine Constantinople

cistern of Byzantine Constantinople

right|thumb|Reconstruction of Byzantion's Milion based on historic accounts and remaining fragments. The arched structure is approximately 14.6 m wide. thumb|200px|A fragment of the Milion has been re-erected as a pillar. thumb|Milion can be seen at the center of the plaza near the Hippodrome.

cistern in Istanbul, Turkey

building in Municipality of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

thumb|right|250px|Map of the administrative heart of Constantinople. The Augustaion () or, in Latin, Augustaeum, was an important ceremonial square in ancient and medieval Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey), roughly corresponding to the modern Aya Sofya Meydanı (Turkish, "Hagia Sophia Square"). Originating as a public market, in the 6th century it was transformed into a closed courtyard surrounded by porticoes, and provided the linking space between some of the most important edifices in the Byzantine capital. The square survived until the late Byzantine period, albeit in ruins, and trac

ancient bath/gymnasium complex in Constantinople

Byzantine building in Istanbul, Turkey

right|250px|thumb|Map of Byzantine Constantinople. The Kontoskalion is located in the southeastern part of the city, and named Harbour of Julian/Sophia. The Kontoskalion (), also known as Harbour of Julian (, ), Portus Novus ("New Port"), or Harbour of Sophia (), and in Ottoman times as Kadırga Limanı ("Harbour of the Galleys") was a harbour in the city of Constantinople, active from the 6th century until the early Ottoman period. In the literature it has been known under several names, and the sources about it are often contradictory.

historic port of Constantinople

harbour in the city of Constantinople

thumb|Nida Plateau - Mitata Mitato (, archaic form: , from , "to measure off/to pitch camp") is a term meaning "shelter" or "lodging" in Greek.

cistern of Byzantine Constantinople

Temple of Constantinople

thumb|Map of Byzantine Constantinople. The Strategion was located at the northern end of the fifth region, near the Golden Horn, to the southwest of today's [[Sirkeci.]] The Strategion () was a public square and market located in Constantinople. The square was the equivalent of Campus Martius for Rome, while the market was one of the most important of the city.