Theodore Metochites offers a model of the church to Christ
Theodore ordered the restoration of the church and its splendid mosaics and frescoes. He is dressed in his official robes with a turban-like hat...
Cupola
Cupola missing virtually all of its decoration, showing the architecture beneath.
Mosaics
Photo Creative Commons License Pierre Metivier.
Detail of Mosaic Tiles
Close-up look at the tesserae that make up the beautiful mosaics.
Photo Creative Commons License vtbrak.
Maria Palaiologina
Mosaic portrait of Maria Palaiologina, illegitimate daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (ruled 1258-1282), the wife of the Mongol ruler Abaqa Khan,...