The Architect · Yusuf · Istanbul
Chora (Kariye Mosque)
The building is plain from outside — then you step in and it's the Sistine Chapel of Byzantium. Save it for last.
A modest Byzantine church wrapping the finest late-medieval mosaics and frescoes to survive anywhere, near the land walls.
— Yusuf, The Architect
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