Chora Church in Constantinople

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

Kariye Mosque
linked to: Chora Mosque

Kariye Museum
linked to: Chora Mosque
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
artStyle Late Byzantine
Palaiologan Renaissance
cityDuringByzantinePeriod Constantinople
cityModernName Istanbul
convertedToMosque Ottoman period
convertedToMosqueYear 16th century
convertedToMuseum 20th century
convertedToMuseumYear 1945
country Turkey
dedicatedTo Jesus Christ the Holy Saviour
linked to: Christ the Saviour
denomination Eastern Orthodox Church
formerNameOfCity Constantinople
governingBody 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 land walls of Constantinople
linked to: Theodosian Walls
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