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Chora (Kariye) Church: Mural and Mosaic Cycles (c. 11th–14th centuries)

Chora (Kariye) Church: Mural and Mosaic Cycles (c. 11th–14th centuries)

  1. Komnenian rebuilding sets stage for later cycles

    Labels: Maria Doukaina, Komnenian rebuilding, Chora church

  2. Early 12th-century rebuilding reshapes the naos

    Labels: Naos, Early 12th, Chora church

  3. Mosaic cycles installed in the inner narthex

    Labels: Inner narthex, Mosaic cycles, Virgin Mary

  4. Donor portrait of Metochites completed

    Labels: Theodore Metochites, Donor portrait, Christ

  5. Theodore Metochites begins major restoration and patronage

    Labels: Theodore Metochites, Restoration campaign, Chora church

  6. Parekklesion built as funerary chapel extension

    Labels: Parekklesion, Funerary chapel, Chora complex

  7. Parekklesion fresco cycle emphasizes salvation themes

    Labels: Parekklesion frescoes, Anastasis, Last Judgment

  8. Metochites’ political fall disrupts the monastery’s patron

    Labels: Theodore Metochites, Political fall, Andronikos II

  9. Metochites returns as monk and dies at Chora

    Labels: Theodore Metochites, Monk Theoleptos, Chora death

  10. Ottoman conversion to mosque covers Christian imagery

    Labels: Ottoman conversion, Mihrab, Chora mosque

  11. Museum designation enables modern conservation and study

    Labels: Museum designation, Conservation, Chora site

  12. Chora opens to the public as a museum

    Labels: Chora Museum, Public opening, Palaiologan Renaissance

  13. State decision returns the building to mosque use

    Labels: State decision, Mosque reuse, Chora building

  14. Kariye Mosque formally opens after restoration

    Labels: Kariye Mosque, Restoration reopening, Chora 2024