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Chora Monastery - Church of the Holy Savior

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April 27th 2014
Our journey today took us Away from the city center to an older more conservative part of the city. The suburbs that lie adjacent to the old city walls are mainly working-class residential areas.....however here are some of the most important remnants of the city's past. We visited the Church of St. Savior in Chora Where the finest remaining examples of Byzantine Art can be seen. The beautiful, ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more