Istanbul, April 4 (IANS) Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient statue buried beneath a park in central Istanbul, the Istanbul municipality announ ...

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The ruins are from the sixth-century church of St. Polyeuctus, which was one of the largest in Constantinople — as Istanbul was called before its conquest by Ottoman Turks in 1453.

The park locates at the site of the ruins of the 1500-year-old Saint Polyeuktos Church. Built between 524-527 AD, the church remained in use until the end of the 10th century.