Abstract
Byzantium, an important part of which is located on Anatolian lands, had always been in exchange of art with the neighbouring civilizations. Also in Istanbul, which was its capital city at that time, there are the most advanced examples of Byzantine architecture and art. Having been the subject of many researches, Chora (Kariye) is one of the most important examples of Byzantine period having been preserved with its original form both with its murals and mosaics and its architecture. The structure, which was converted into a mosque a short while after the conquest of Istanbul, constitutes a major group of structures together with the construction of madrasah, dervish lodge, fountain and shrine in its surrounding. The building was subject to partial changes in its interior when it was converted into a mosque; becoming a museum in 1945 it was subject to some restoration processes and took its contemporary form
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