Christ the Saviour in Chora / Chora Museum / Kariye Camii / Kariye Kilisesi / Kariye Muzesi / Saint Saviour in Chora / Interior, mosaic, exonarthex,: Head of Christ Pantocrator / Byzantine; original building 5th century CE; rebuilt in present form ca. 1316-1321; converted to a mosque ca. 1510, restoration date: 1948; opened to public as a museum 1958
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Record Details
- Work Title
- Christ the Saviour in Chora
- Chora Museum
- Kariye Camii
- Kariye Kilisesi
- Kariye Muzesi
- Saint Saviour in Chora
- Creator/Culture
- Culture: Byzantine
- Period/Date
- Byzantine
- original building 5th century CE
- rebuilt in present form ca. 1316-1321
- converted to a mosque ca. 1510, restoration date: 1948
- opened to public as a museum 1958
- Subjects
- Turkey
- Architecture
- Istanbul (Turkey)
- Kariye Camii (Istanbul, Turkey)
- Churches
- Monasteries
- Mosques
- Museums
- Work Record ID
- 133671
- Image Record ID
- 1341288
- Classification Filing Number
- 159
- I87
- 2SSCim 14c
Technical Details
- Collection
- History of Art, VRC Image Bank
- Record
- 1341288
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1341288/1
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History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1341288. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1341288/1. July 17, 2025.