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Kariye Camii Description

Some 300m/330yds northeast of the Mihrimah Mosque in Istanbul stands the beautiful Kariye Camii, originally the church of St Saviour in Chora (in the country), belonging to a monastery which seems to have been in existence before the time of Theodosius II. It is world-famous for its mosaics and frescos of the period of the Palaeologue Renaissance (13th-14th centuries). The date of the church and monastery has not been established with certainty. Some authorities believe that the foundation of the church may go back to the fifth century; but much of the present church was built in the late 11th century by Maria Dukaina, mother-in-law of the Emperor Alexius Comnenus. Her grandson Isaac Comnenus repaired the church after it had been severly

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Hobbies & Activities category: Paintings, art collections; Christian sites

Kariye Camii Highlights

Land walls

From outside the Edirne Gate, where Istanbul's largest Muslim cemetery is situated, there is a good general view of the land walls of Constantinople, which extend, excellently preserved for much of

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Mosaics

The mosaics in the Kariye Camii in Istanbul, preserved almost intact in the two narthexes and fragmentarily in the katholikon (nave), cover a wide range of themes, from the ancestors of Christ to

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Kariye Camii
Kariye Catnu Sokat
Edirnekapi
Istanbul
Turkey

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