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The second most important remainder of Byzantine times, the Chora Museum is rich in mosaics and frescoes.
Once inside, mosaics are everywhere around you. They tell the story of the life of Virgin Mary and the life and miracles of Christ. Although some parts of the mosaics are lost, in general they were well restored. It is possible to "read" the stories they tell by just walking in the proper order. In many mosaics, several episodes in a story are told by depicting the same persons several times in different scenes. There are several cupolas high above the floor, and also in their ceilings you can see mosaics. It is only the main hall that is largely without mosaics, but has colourful marble slabs of stone on its walls instead.
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