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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.
An inside view of the Chora Church which contains many different frescos, mosaics, and murals prepared and funded by the Byzantine aristocrat Metochites.
An inside view of the Chora Church which contains many different frescos, mosaics, and murals prepared and funded by the Byzantine aristocrat Metochites.
A mosaic of Jesus Christ, to whom Chora Church was dedicated.
A mosaic in the Chora Church that shows the anastasis, or resurrection of Christ.
A map of Istanbul and its harbor in the 18th century
A map of Istanbul and its harbor in the 18th century
Bernard Berenson and Nicky Mariano looking at Justinian aqueduct near Constantinople.
A depiction of the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
A still image of the room 411 Agatha Christie suite in the Pera Palace hotel.