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  • Chora Church

    Chora Church or the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora is a medieval Byzantine Greek Orthodox church located in Istanbul, Turkey. The original church on this site dates back to the 4th century AD. Between 1077–1081 AD the church was rebuilt by Maria Dukaina, the mother-in-law of the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus. In the 16th century, during the Ottoman era, the church was converted into a mosque and later in 1948 it became a museum. Chora Church was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 as part of Historic Areas of Istanbul.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Historic Areas of Istanbul.
    World Heritage Site
    Chora Church
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    Chora Church

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1985

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    Churches and Monasteries

    Location

    Turkey

    Istanbul Province

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    11th Century AD

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    Islamic

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    Christian & Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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