Chora Museum

Chora Museum

Kariye Camii Sokak, Kariye Sguare, Edirnekapi. (0212)631 92 41. www.choramuseum.com
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday 09:00-19:00 (last admission at 18:00).
Admission 15TL Museum Pass Istanbul accepted.
The Chora Museum, originally a Byzantine church, was built in the 11th century by the mother-in-law of Alexius I Comnenus, converted into a mosque in the 16th century and reconverted into a museum for good in 1958. Its walls and ceilings are adorned with some of the world’s finest mosaics and frescoes.