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An inside view of the Chora Church which contains many different frescos, mosaics, and murals prepared and funded by the Byzantine aristocrat Metochites.

A close-up of a fresco of the Virgin Mary on one of the domes in Chora Church.

A close-up of a fresco of the Virgin Mary on one of the domes in Chora Church.

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.

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 Byzantine mosaic shows Mary, Constantine, and Justinian. Constantine presents Mary with his city and Justinian with the Hagia Sophia.

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.

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