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The St. Irene (Haghia Eirene) church, the church of the devine peace. It was one of the first churches in the old Byzantium, and has been rebuilt by Constantine the Great or his son Constantinus. It was the cathedral of the patriarch until the Haghia Sophia was finished. After that church had been destroyued in 404 it became the cathedral for another ten years.

It is noit part of the palace complex but is the first big building you see when entering the main gate, so I gave it a separate gallery here. I added pictures from a June 2009 visit, when a concert registration was being prepared.