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君士坦丁堡,東羅馬帝國之京也。位博斯普魯斯海峽歐羅巴側。甚古,自斯城初立,俞有千年。初,為古希臘古城拜占庭,三二四年東羅馬帝國皇帝君士坦丁一世於古城之上立新城,名曰新羅馬,後易名君士坦丁堡。新城之立也,十餘倍於古城,是謂廣焉。城內有大皇宮、元老院議事堂、太學、大賽場、劇場二、浴池八、私立浴池百五十三、柱廊五十二、穀倉五、水渠八、大廳四、寺十四、宮十四、私宅逾四千。是為其時歐羅巴諸城之首。《舊唐書·西戎傳》稱:「城東面有大門,其高二十餘丈,自上及下,飾以黃金,光輝燦爛,連曜數里。自外至王室,凡有大門三重,列異寶雕飾。」
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