Read I,
II, III John
Winding down in our pilgrimage, today we visit the
Church of St. Savior in Chora, with remnants of mosaics from the 12th and 14th-centuries.
Above the front door, you can still make out a kneeling Theodosius offering
Christ a model of the church. The whole story of the beginnings of Christianity
is told on these walls. The Turks converted the church of the Holy Savior in
Chora into the Kariye Cami in the reign of Bayezit II (1481-1512). Continue to Topkapi
Palace, legendary residence of the Ottoman sultans. See the treasury, the
kitchens and the harem quarter. Then, enjoy some free time at the exhilarating Grand
Bazaar of Istanbul.
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