Byzantine Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora and its mosaic of Christ Pantocrator, Chora or Kariye Museum, Istanbul


The 11th century Roman Byzantine Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora and its mosaic of Christ Pantocrator over the door leading to the second narex. Endowed between 1315-1321 by the powerful Byzantine statesman and humanist Theodore Metochites. Kariye Museum, Istanbul


Size: 5320px × 3540px
Location: Kariye Museum, Chora Church, Istanbul, Turkey
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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