The Curator · Emir · Istanbul
Chora (Kariye)
These mosaics move me more than anything in Hagia Sophia. Come here to actually read Byzantine gold.
A small Byzantine church near the land walls holding the finest late-Byzantine mosaics and frescoes in Istanbul.
— Emir, The Curator
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