St Saviour in Chora

File / Documentation

Name

134900_sv.jpg

Size

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Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

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Creator(s)

Byzantine, Turkish, Islamic

Time period

creation date: monastery at site, 6th century, alteration date: rebuilt in current Greek-cross plan, 11th century, restoration date: additions and renovations, 1316-1321, alteration date: converted to mosque, early 16th century, alteration date: converted to museum, 1948

Location

Site: Istanbul (Turkey)

Cultural context

Byzantine

Turkish

Islamic

Description

interior, doorway surrounded by mosaics of St. Peter (left) and St. Paul (right), 2003

Work type

Church

Mosque

Museum