Chora Church in Constantinople

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Byzantine church historic monument museum tourist attraction

The Chora Church in Constantinople is a renowned medieval Byzantine church and museum famous for its exceptionally well-preserved mosaics and frescoes.

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Chora Church in Constantinople canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine church ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora ⓘ
Chora Mosque ⓘ
surface form: Kariye Camii

Chora Mosque ⓘ
surface form: Kariye Mosque

Chora Mosque ⓘ
surface form: Kariye Museum
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture ⓘ
artStyle Late Byzantine ⓘ
Late Byzantine period ⓘ
surface form: Palaiologan Renaissance
cityDuringByzantinePeriod Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
cityModernName Istanbul ⓘ
convertedToMosque Ottoman period ⓘ
convertedToMosqueYear 16th century ⓘ
convertedToMuseum 20th century ⓘ
convertedToMuseumYear 1945 ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
dedicatedTo Christ the Saviour ⓘ
surface form: Jesus Christ the Holy Saviour
denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
formerNameOfCity Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
governingBody Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey ⓘ
surface form: Directorate of Religious Affairs of Turkey
hasFeature dome ⓘ
esonarthex ⓘ
fresco-decorated walls ⓘ
mosaic-decorated vaults ⓘ
narthex ⓘ
parekklesion ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
knownFor Byzantine frescoes ⓘ
Palaiologan Renaissance art ⓘ
well-preserved Byzantine mosaics ⓘ
locatedIn Edirnekapı neighborhood ⓘ
Fatih district ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
historic walled city of Constantinople ⓘ
majorRestorationCentury 14th century ⓘ
majorRestorationPeriod Palaiologan period ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Theodosian Walls ⓘ
surface form: Theodosian land walls of Constantinople
originalConstructionCentury 4th century ⓘ
partOf Historic Areas of Istanbul ⓘ
patronOf14thCenturyDecoration Theodore Metochites ⓘ
rebuiltInCentury 11th century ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Christianity ⓘ
reopenedAsMosque 21st century ⓘ
reopenedAsMosqueYear 2020 ⓘ
rite Byzantine Rite ⓘ

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Byzantine art → associatedWith → Chora Church in Constantinople ⓘ