Chora Church Information
Chora church is famous for its beautiful mosaics depicting the life of Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, as well as other attractive frescoes from the 11th century, and are some of the most well preserved from the Roman era in all Turkey...
CHORA CHURCH
There is no longer any evidence of the church which was built
originally under this name along the Golden Horn. The existing
church was built in the 11th century and was remodeled in
the 12th century. Two hundred years later, it received a further
remodeling following the Latin occupation, which saw the inner
narthex rebuilt and the addition of an outer narthex. In the
early 16th century, it was converted to a mosque, but now
serves as a museum. In the church, there are beautiful mosaics
depicting the life of Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, as well
as many attractive frescoes. In fact, these are the most well
preserved mosaics and frescoes from the Roman era in Turkey.
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