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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.
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.
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 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.
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.