The Historian · Zeynep · Istanbul
Chora Church (Kariye)
The mosaics here are late-Byzantine art at its absolute peak. I'd trade ten palaces for this one ceiling.
A small Byzantine church by the land walls holding the finest surviving mosaics and frescoes in the city.
— Zeynep, The Historian
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