Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Areas of Istanbul' has mentioned 'Byzantine' in the following places:
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| It served as an imperial capital for almost sixteen centuries, during the Roman/Byzantine (330xe2x80x931204), Latin (1204xe2x80x931261), Byzantine (1261xe2x80x931453), and Ottoman (1453xe2x80x931922) empires. | WIKI |
| [11] It was instrumental in the advancement of Christianity during Roman and Byzantine times, before its transformation to an Islamic stronghold following the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 CE. | WIKI |
| It is one of the few Byzantine era churches that have not been converted into mosques. | WIKI |
| The Porta Aurea (Golden Gate) of the walls of Constantinople was used by Byzantine emperors. | WIKI |
| [47] On 11 May 330, Constantinople was proclaimed the capital of the Roman Empire, which was later permanently divided between the two sons of Theodosius I upon his death on 17 January 395, when the city became the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. | WIKI |
| [49] During most of the Middle Ages, the latter part of the Byzantine era, Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest city on the European continent and at times the largest in the world. | WIKI |
| Along the European side, and close to the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, is Emirgan Park, which was known as the Kyparades (Cypress Forest) during the Byzantine period. | WIKI |
| The forest originally supplied water to the city and remnants of reservoirs used during Byzantine and Ottoman times survive. | WIKI |
| Istanbul is primarily known for its Byzantine and Ottoman architecture, and despite its development as a Turkish city since 1453, contains a vast array of ancient, Roman, Byzantine, Christian, Muslim and Jewish monuments. | WIKI |
| There are traces of the Byzantine era throughout the city, from ancient churches that were built over early Christian meeting places like the Hagia Irene, the Chora Church, the Monastery of Stoudios, the Church of Sts. | WIKI |
| The Outstanding Universal Value of Istanbul resides in its unique integration of architectural masterpieces that reflect the meeting of Europe and Asia over many centuries, and in its incomparable skyline formed by the creative genius of Byzantine and Ottoman architects. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (i): The Historic Areas of Istanbul include monuments recognised as unique architectural masterpieces of Byzantine and Ottoman periods such as Hagia Sophia, which was designed by Anthemios of Tralles and Isidoros of Miletus in 532-537 and the Suleymaniye Mosque complex designed by architect Sinan in 1550-1557. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): Istanbul bears unique testimony to the Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations through its large number of high quality examples of a great range of building types, some with associated artworks. | UNESCO |