Kariye Mosque (Chora)

Why go

History and architecture becomes concrete at Kariye Mosque (Chora) through its setting. The relationship at Kariye Mosque (Chora) between late Byzantine mosaics narrate the lives of Christ and the Virgin in unusually rich detail and the funerary chapel's frescoes center on the Anastasis, or Harrowing of Hell gives Kariye Mosque (Chora) a distinct place in a selective Istanbul day.

What to look for

• Late Byzantine mosaics narrate the lives of Christ and the Virgin in unusually rich detail
• The funerary chapel's frescoes center on the Anastasis, or Harrowing of Hell

Useful to know

• Check the official visitor page before leaving; worship, restoration or ticketing may change access.
• Combine this stop with another Historic Peninsula anchor, but keep only one major interior in a short visit window.

Your next visit

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