Chora Mosque
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The Chora Mosque, formerly the Chora Church, is a renowned Byzantine monument in Istanbul famous for its exceptionally well-preserved mosaics and frescoes.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kariye Camii | 1 |
| Kariye Mosque | 1 |
| Kariye Museum | 1 |
| Kariye Museum area | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine monument
ⓘ
former church ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalType |
church
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ |
| city | Istanbul ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| convertedToMosque | Ottoman period ⓘ |
| convertedToMosqueBy | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Eastern Orthodox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Byzantine frescoes
ⓘ
Byzantine mosaics ⓘ well-preserved interior decoration ⓘ |
| formerFunction | museum ⓘ |
| formerName | Chora Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerReligiousAffiliation | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | active mosque ⓘ |
| governingBody | Directorate of Religious Affairs of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
Anastasis fresco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mosaics depicting the Virgin Mary ⓘ mosaics depicting the life of Christ ⓘ |
| hasPart |
naos
ⓘ
narthex ⓘ parekklesion ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | UNESCO cultural criteria ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Istanbul
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Fatih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerCity | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Edirnekapı NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Theodosian land walls of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Kariye Camii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kariye Kilisesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Areas of Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rite | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Palaiologan Renaissance art
ⓘ
major monument of Byzantine art ⓘ |
| usedAs | museum ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kariye Museum area
subject surface form:
Chora Church
this entity surface form:
Kariye Mosque
subject surface form:
Chora Church
this entity surface form:
Kariye Camii
subject surface form:
Chora Church
this entity surface form:
Kariye Museum