The Chalke (Greek: Χαλκή Πύλη, meaning the "Bronze", literally "Copper", Gate, also translated as the "Brazen Door") was a large gate that lead to the Great Palace of Constantinople from the Augustaion. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The Byzantine Great Palace of Constantinople, (Μέγα Παλάτιον Turkish: Büyük Saray also known as the Sacred Palace ( Latin The Augustaion ( Greek:) or in Latin Augustaeum, was the main public square in medieval Constantinople (modern Istanbul It was heavily damaged during the Nika riots and reconstructed under Justinian I. The Nika riots (Στάση του Νίκα or Nika revolt, took place over the course of a week in Constantinople in 532. Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus ( Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; known in English as Justinian I or