Mangana (Constantinople)

Located on the easternmost edge of the Sirkeci peninsula, it housed an imperial palace, arsenal and several churches and charitable establishments throughout the middle and late Byzantine periods.

The quarter was located on the extreme east of the peninsula, directly above the Great Palace and between the ancient acropolis of Byzantium and the Bosporus strait.

[1] Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos (r. 1042–1055) built a monastery dedicated to Saint George (with a cloister and surrounding garden), as well as a hospital, a palace, old-age homes, hostels, poor-houses, and a law school.

[3] Since its construction, the Byzantine imperial court made annual visits to the monastery on April 23, which was the feast day of Saint George.

[3] After the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the monastery complex was occupied for a short time by dervishes, before being demolished by the Ottomans to make way for the construction of the Topkapi Palace.