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An artist's rendering of the Chora Church around 1900. At this point, Chora was still in use as a mosque.
A photo of the Chora Museum from 2004. At this point, the historic church has become a museum of Byzantine history.
Whirling Dervishes in 1870
Whirling Dervishes Today
This map shows the walls of Constantine and Theodosius around the city of Constantinople. The Chora Church is pictured on this map as a cross and not explicitly labelled.
A Byzantine mosaic shows Mary, Constantine, and Justinian. Constantine presents Mary with his city and Justinian with the Hagia Sophia.
A remaining wall of the Palace of Blachernai. The Comneni ruling family abandoned the Great Palace of Constantinople to live here along the Theodosian walls.
A remaining wall of the Palace of Blachernai. The Comneni ruling family abandoned the Great Palace of Constantinople to live here along the Theodosian walls.
A outline of the plan of Chora Church. We can see how it is clearly laid out as a quincunx and has stayed in this general shape since originally designed by the Comneni.
A outline of the plan of Chora Church. We can see how it is clearly laid out as a quincunx and has stayed in this general shape since originally designed by the Comneni.