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KARİYE MUSEUM (CHORA CHURCH)
İstanbul has more than its fair share of Byzantine monuments, but few are as drop-dead gorgeous as
this mosaic-laden church. Nestled in the shadow of Theodosius II's monumental land walls and now a
museum overseen by the Aya Sofya curators, it receives a fraction of the visitor numbers that its big
sister attracts but offers an equally fascinating insight into Byzantine art.
DON'T MISS...
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Khalke Jesus
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Genealogy of Christ
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Mary and the Baby Jesus
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Frescos in parecclesion
PRACTICALITIES
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Kariye Müzesi
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Kariye Camii Sokak, Edirnekapı
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admission 15
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9am-7pm Thu-Tue Apr-Oct, to 4.30pm Nov-Mar
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31E, 32, 36K, 38E from Eminönü, 87 from Taksim
The building was originally known as the Church of the Holy Saviour Outside the Walls
(Chora literally means 'country'), reflecting the fact that when it was first built it was loc-
