Chora Mosque
MosqueFatih, İstanbul
41.0311°N · 28.9392°E
Kariye Camii
- Built
- 1001
- Style
- Byzantine architecture
- Status
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Chora Mosque is a mosque in Fatih, İstanbul; 14th-century mosaics and frescoes — the last great flowering of Byzantine wall painting before the city fell.
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- 41.0311°N · 28.9392°E
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14th-century mosaics and frescoes — the last great flowering of Byzantine wall painting before the city fell.
Editor's Note
The Chora Church, or Kariye Mosque, is a Byzantine building in the Edirnekapı neighbourhood of Istanbul's Fatih district, near the Theodosian Walls. Once the core of the Chora Monastery in the Eastern Roman era, it was converted into a mosque in the 16th century, declared a national monument in 1945 and made a museum in 1948. Famous worldwide for its outstanding Late Byzantine mosaics and frescoes, it was reopened for worship in 2024.
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- Historic artifacts and collections distinctive to the region
- Exhibits that reflect local culture
Timeline
5 dated records from 11th century to 8 April 2024, each with its source.
Built
Source: Wikidata
Exterior of the Kariye Camii (mosque)
No known restrictions on publication · Library of Congress, Abdul Hamid II Collection 29 more photographs from this period
No known restrictions on publication · Library of Congress, Abdul Hamid II Collection
Designated: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Source: Wikidata
Photo: José Luiz · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tadam · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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