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The Land of the Living
Made by rangaku1976
The mosaic in the lunette over the doorway to the esonarthex of the Chora Church portrays Christ as The Land of the Living. The Church of St. Savior in Chora (Turkish: Kariye Müzesi or Kariye Camii) is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. The church is situated in the western, Edirnekapı district of Istanbul. In the 16th century, the church was converted into a mosque by the Ottoman rulers, and it became a secularised museum in 1948. The interior of the building is covered with fine mosaics and frescoes. The Chora Church was originally built outside the walls of Constantinople, to the south of the Golden Horn. Literally translated, the church's full name was the Church of the Holy Saviour in the Country: although The Church of the Holy Redeemer in the Fields would be a more natural rendering of the name in English. (Greek ἡ Ἐκκλησία του Ἅγιου Σωτῆρος ἐν τῃ Χώρᾳ, hē Ekklēsia tou Hagiou Sōtēros en tē Chōra). The last part of that name, Chora, referring to its location originally outside of the walls, became the shortened name of the church. The original church on this site was built in the early 5th century, and stood outside of the 4th century walls of Constantine the Great. However, when Theodosius II built his formidable land walls in 413–414, the church became incorporated within the city's defences, but retained the name Chora. The name must have carried symbolic meaning, as the mosaics in the narthex describe Christ as the Land of the Living (ἡ Χώρα των ζώντων, hē Chōra tōn zōntōn) and Mary, the Mother of Jesus, as the Container of the Uncontainable (ἡ Χώρα του Ἀχώρητου, hē Chōra tou Achōrētou). The majority of the fabric of the current building dates from 1077–1081, when Maria Dukaina, the mother-in-law of Alexius I Comnenus, rebuilt the Chora Church as an inscribed cross or quincunx: a popular architectural style of the time. Early in the 12th century, the church suffered a partial collapse, perhaps due to an earthquake. The church was rebuilt by Isaac Comnenus, Alexius's third son. However, it was only after the third phase of building, two centuries after, that the church as it stands today was completed. The powerful Byzantine statesman Theodore Metochites endowed the church with much of its fine mosaics and frescos. Theodore's impressive decoration of the interior was carried out between 1315 and 1321. The mosaic-work is the finest example of the Palaeologian Renaissance. The artists remain unknown.


Chora Church Istanbul, Kariye Camii
Made by Andrew Findlater
The Chora Church was originally built outside the walls of Constantinople, to the south of the Golden Horn. The church's full name was the Church of the Holy Saviour in the Country (Greek ἡ Ἐκκλησία του Ἅγιου Σωτῆρος ἐν τῃ Χώρᾳ, hē Ekklēsia tou Hagiou Sōtēros en tē Chōra).[2] The last part of that name, Chora, referring to its location originally outside of the walls, became the shortened name of the church. The original church on this site was built in the early 5th century, and stood outside of the 4th century walls of Constantine the Great. However, when Theodosius II built his formidable land walls in 413–414, the church became incorporated within the city's defences, but retained the name Chora. The name must have carried symbolic meaning, as the mosaics in the narthex describe Christ as the Land of the Living (ἡ Χώρα των ζώντων, hē Chōra tōn zōntōn) and Mary, the Mother of Jesus, as the Container of the Uncontainable (ἡ Χώρα του Ἀχώρητου, hē Chōra tou Achōrētou). The majority of the fabric of the current building dates from 1077–1081, when Maria Dukaina, the mother-in-law of Alexius I Comnenus, rebuilt the Chora Church as an inscribed cross or quincunx: a popular architectural style of the time. Early in the 12th century, the church suffered a partial collapse, perhaps due to an earthquake. The church was rebuilt by Isaac Comnenus, Alexius's third son. However, it was only after the third phase of building, two centuries after, that the church as it stands today was completed. The powerful Byzantine statesman Theodore Metochites endowed the church with much of its fine mosaics and frescos. Theodore's impressive decoration of the interior was carried out between 1315 and 1321. The mosaic-work is the finest example of the Palaeologian Renaissance. The artists remain unknown. In 1328, Theodore was sent into exile by the usurper Andronicus III Palaeologus. However, he was allowed to return to the city two years later, and lived out the last two years of his life as a monk in his Chora Church.


Small Dome at Chora Church
Made by Linus Gelber
The Chora Church museum in Istanbul is gorgeous - some of the monuments and treasures in this city are overpowering and grand, and others are quiet and soft-spoken. This place is marked exquisitely by time and passage, which makes it irresistible. Looking up at the dome capping this part of the ancient building I find myself musing that if our questions were simple, we wouldn't have to keep asking them over and over again, across the centuries. Chora Church is a small museum built in the restored walls of a mosque, Kariye Camii, which was in turn sited in the 11th century Church of the Holy Saviour Outside the Walls. Once upon a time this area was pastoral and remote from the bustle of the city. Now it's a quiet site in the teeming city neighborhood clutch of Edirnekapı, and a separate set of city walls sits beyond it still. The church was decorated with lavish Christian mosaics and frescoes in 1312, and predictably these were plastered over during the four centuries it served as a mosque. The restoration (done from 1948 to 1959), though, is spectacular, and while I'm not really much of a mosaics guy if the truth be told, there is a whole meal of beauty here for the discovering. This is one of those places where the world stops to take a breath. I walk around inside for an hour or so - it really isn't very big - before stepping back out into the heat of the afternoon for tea, late lunch, and a long walk through the Western Districts, in the course of which I'll get completely lost among the narrow and twisty back streets.


Christ Pantocrator at Chora Church, Istanbul, Turkey
Made by Ferry Vermeer
In Christian iconography, Christ Pantokrator refers to a specific depiction of Christ. Pantocrator or Pantokrator (from the Greek Παντοκράτωρ) is one of many Names of God in Judaism. When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek as the Septuagint, Pantokrator was used both for YHWH Tzevaot Lord of Hosts and for El Shaddai God Almighty. The iconic image of Christ Pantocrator was one of the first images of Christ developed in the Early Christian Church and remains a central icon of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the half-length image, Christ holds the New Testament in his left hand and makes the gesture of teaching or of blessing with his right. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Pantocrator The Church of Holy Savior in Chora (Turkish Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi — the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church) is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. The church is situated in Istanbul, in the Edirnekapı neighborhood, which lies in the western part of the municipality (belediye) of Fatih. In the 16th century, the church was converted into a mosque by the Ottoman rulers, and it became a secularised museum in 1948. The interior of the building is covered with fine mosaics and frescoes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church


ISTANBUL - Chora Church Museum: Mosaic of "Falling Asleep into Death" of Virgin Mary
Made by Andra MB
The Chora Church was originally built outside the walls of Constantinople, to the south of the Golden Horn. Literally translated, the church's full name was the “Church of the Holy Saviour in the Country”. The original church on this site was built in the early 5th century, and stood outside of the 4th century walls of Constantine the Great. However, when Theodosius II built his formidable land walls in 413–414, the church became incorporated within the city's defences. The majority of the fabric of the current building dates from 1077–1081, when Maria Dukaina, the mother-in-law of Alexius I Comnenus, rebuilt the Chora Church. Later on, it suffered several destructions and reconstructions. Around fifty years after the fall of the city to the Ottomans in 1453, Atık Ali Paşa, the Grand Vizier of Sultan Bayezid II, ordered the Chora Church to be converted into a mosque — Kariye Camii. Due to the prohibition against iconic images in Islam, the mosaics and frescoes were covered behind a layer of plaster. This and frequent earthquakes in the region have taken their toll on the artwork. A major restoration took place starting from 1948 with the help of American specialists. From that time on, the building ceased to be a functioning mosque. In 1958, it was opened to the public as a museum — Kariye Müzesi. Source: WIKIPEDIA


Church of St. Savior in Chora / early 5th century
Made by michael_hamburg69
The Church of St. Savior in Chora (Turkish Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi — the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church) is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. Die Chora-Kirche (türk. Kariye Camii), im İstanbuler Stadtteil Edirnekapı gelegen, ist eine ehemalige byzantinische Kirche. Die Mosaiken und Fresken im Stil der palaiologischen Renaissance zählen zu den bedeutendsten und aufwändigsten Sakralzyklen weltweit. Schon im 5. Jahrhundert stand außerhalb der Mauern, die Konstantin der Große im 4. Jahrhundert um seine neue Hauptstadt errichtet hatte, eine Kirche, die Chora hieß, was freies Land, Felder bedeutet. Als Theodosius II. die Verteidigungsmauer, die so genannte Theodosianische Landmauer, weiter nach Westen verlegte, blieb der Name bestehen, obwohl der Gebäudekomplex nun in das eigentliche Stadtgebiet einbezogen wurde. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora-Kirche


Istanbul
Made by foreyesonly
Kariye Camii (Museum) Esonarthex. This Christos Pantocrator is into the mosaic situated on the top of the third cross of the esonartex. Chora church or Church of the Holy Saviour in the Country has been church and then mosque. It's situated in the western, Edirnekapı district of Istanbul. In the 16th century, the church was converted into a mosque by the Ottoman rulers, and it became a secularised museum in 1948. The interior of the building is covered with fine mosaics and frescoes. Originally built outside the walls of Constantinople, to the south of the Golden Horn, we know about its existence since the V century a. C. but the majority of the fabric of the current building dates from 1077–1081.


Chora (Kariye) Church Museum
Made by Mike Fairbanks
The Kariye Museum (Church of the Holy Savior in Chora) has the best Byzantine mosaics in the world. Originally built in the 4th century as the 'Church of the Holy Savior Outside the Walls' or 'in the Country' (chora), it was indeed outside the walls built by Constantine the Great. The current building was built in the late 11th century, and has undergone many repairs and restorations in the following centuries. Virtually all of the interior decoration—the famous mosaics and the less renowned but equally striking mural paintings—dates from about 1320. The mosaics are stunning and breathtaking. They survived because they were covered by plaster and rediscovered in 1948.


Chora Church -detail-
Made by michael_hamburg69
The Church of St. Savior in Chora (Turkish Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi — the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church) is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church Die Chora-Kirche (türk. Kariye Camii), im İstanbuler Stadtteil Edirnekapı gelegen, ist eine ehemalige byzantinische Kirche. Die Mosaiken und Fresken im Stil der palaiologischen Renaissance zählen zu den bedeutendsten und aufwändigsten Sakralzyklen weltweit.


Istanbul
Made by foreyesonly
Kariye Camii (Musuem). Paraecclesion: burial chamber or mortuary chapel used by the patron and his family. It is decorated with frescoes, which were painted shortly after the mosaics and probably by the same artist. Appropriate to their context in the burial chamber, the frescoes depict themes relating to the afterlife. Anastais: the Resurrection. (fresco) Christ, who had just broken down the gates of hell, is standing in the middle and pulling Adam and Eve out of their tombs. Behind Adam stand John the Baptist, David, and Solomon. Others are righteous kings.


312. Maria Palaiologina
Made by nicnac1000
Mosaic in the narthex of the Chora Church in Istanbul showing Maria Palaiologina, daughter of the Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos. Maria married Abaqa Khan, grandson of the Mongol emperor Genghis Khan. After her husband was murdered she returned to Constantinople where she was known as Maria of the Mongols. She built a monastery complex now known as St Mary of the Mongols. St Mary of the Mongols was the only Byzantine church in Constantinople that was not converted into a mosque.


Istanbul (Turkey) - Kariye Müzesi (Chora Church)
Made by jaime.silva
The Church of St. Savior in Chora (Turkish Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi — the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church) is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. In the 16th century, the church was converted into a mosque by the Ottoman rulers, and it became a secularised museum in 1948. The interior of the building is covered with fine mosaics and frescoes. (from wikipedia)


Istanbul - Mosaic in Kariye Mosque (Chora Church)
Made by roger4336
This is a mosaic of the enrollment for taxes at the time of the birth of Jesus Christ, in Chora Church, later Kariye Mosque. The church was built around 1080, so the mosaics may have been from the same time. This is probably not something that I knew in advance. My guess is that it was a result of my accidental Turkish guide, a young man who attached himself to me during the day, and woulc not accept anything.


The Twelve Angels in the Dome
Made by andy_deitsch
This fresco is located in one of the domes in the Church of St. Saviour in Chora in Istanbul, Turkey. Below each angel is a window which provides light for one to comfortably see the fresco. The medallion in the center has the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus. On the pendentives of the dome, four poets, authors of the Bible with contemporary writing utensils are depicted.


Chora Church -detail-
Made by michael_hamburg69
Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator, south dome of inner narthex The Church of St. Savior in Chora (Turkish Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi — the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church) is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church


Istanbul
Made by foreyesonly
Karyie Camii (Museum). Parecclesion: burial chamber or mortuary chapel used by the patron and his family. It is decorated with frescoes, which were painted shortly after the mosaics and probably by the same artist. Appropriate to their context in the burial chamber, the frescoes depict themes relating to the afterlife. Fresco with Virgin, Jesus and twelwe apostles


Istanbul - Kariye Mosque (Chora Church)
Made by roger4336
This is a former church with well-regarded mosaics. It was built around 1080. It became a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, and was converted to a secular museum in 1948. This is probably not something that I knew in advance. My guess is that it was a result of my accidental Turkish guide, who attached himself to me during the day.


Chora Church -detail-
Made by michael_hamburg69
The Church of St. Savior in Chora (Turkish Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi — the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church) is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church


Chora Church -detail-
Made by michael_hamburg69
Die Chora-Kirche (türk. Kariye Camii), im İstanbuler Stadtteil Edirnekapı gelegen, ist eine ehemalige byzantinische Kirche. Die Mosaiken und Fresken im Stil der palaiologischen Renaissance zählen zu den bedeutendsten und aufwändigsten Sakralzyklen weltweit.


Nártex en Chora
Made by guillenperez
Cúpula y techo con mosaicos en uno de los nártex mejor conservados de la iglesia de San Salvador en Chora, en Estambul. Dome and ceiling with mosaics in one of the best preserved narthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, in Istanbul.