Palace of the Porphyrogenitus
The Palace of the Porphyrogenitus is a palace in Istanbul that features Byzantine architecture. It is named after Konstantinos Palaiologos and is the 66th most looked-up sight in Turkey on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The palace is open Tuesday through Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00. Adult tickets cost 300 TL. Visitors can reach the site via İstanbul Airport (IST), which is 32 km away. The palace is 352 km from the capital, Ankara.
July and August are the warmest months with daily highs of 26 °C and 27 °C, and they also have the least amount of rain. December is the wettest month with about 128 mm of rain. Nearby sites include The Chora, located 0.3 km away, and Pammakaristos Church, which is 0.7 km away. Other close locations are the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (1.1 km), Eyüp Sultan Mosque (1.7 km), and Fatih Mosque, Istanbul (1.8 km).
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 27 °C. The wettest is December, with about 128 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
| Average low, °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Rainfall, mm | 102 | 82 | 72 | 49 | 35 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 52 | 93 | 101 | 128 |
| Rainy days | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
