Chora Museum Constantinople

The Parekklesion of Chora

4- The Entrance into the Heaven

In this scene , the believers are entering the Heaven. There is a seraphim at the entrance and a man with a cross in his hand is inviting them. Mary is seated on a throne with 2 angels an either side.

  • The Entrance into the Heaven, Parekklesion , Chora Museum
  • The Entrance into the Heaven, Parekklesion , Chora Museum
  • The Entrance into the Heaven, Parekklesion , Chora Museum

5- Lazarus, Abraham and rich man.

In this pendentive, in Heaven Abraham is holding a child on his lap who was a beggar in the world. The rich man who treated him badly is now in Hell.

Lazarus, Abraham and rich man, Parekklesion, Chora

6- The Resurgents

When the archangel Raphael blows the trumpet to announce the resurrection day, the seas and the land give the dead back and humankind resurge.

The Resurgents, Parekklesion, Chora Museum

7- Jacob’s Dream (Ladder)

On the right of this lunette, we see Jacob dreaming  a ladder that lies between earth and heaven. At the stairs, there are angels and, Christ & Virgin are depicted at the end of it.

Another scene from the dream of Jacob, is the wrestling with angel (God) during his journey to Canaan, Jacob falls asleep and in his dream, he wrestles with God. He gets hurt on his hip.

Jacob is known as the prophet of Jews Israelis which has a lexical meaning: the struggle with God and Jews are prohibited to eat the sinew of the hip.

Jacob’s Dream (Ladder), Chora Museum

8- Accompanied by two seraphim, the Ark of Testimony & the Holy Relics are transferred to the Temple.

  • Accompanied by two seraphim, the Ark of Testimony & the Holy Relics are transferred to the Temple. Parekklesion Mosaics of Chora Museum
  • Accompanied by two seraphim, the Ark of Testimony & the Holy Relics are transferred to the Temple. Parekklesion Mosaics of Chora Museum

 

9-  The west dome is depicted with Mary & baby Christ in a medallion at the center. Twelve angels including the archangels with orbs in their hands are portrayed in the grooves.

  • Virgin Mary & baby Christ in a medallion, Parekklesion Mosaics of Chora
  • Virgin Mary & baby Christ in a medallion, Parekklesion Mosaics of Chora
  • Virgin Mary & baby Christ in a medallion, Parekklesion Mosaics of Chora
  • Virgin Mary & baby Christ in a medallion, Parekklesion Mosaics of Chora
  • Detail, Virgin Mary & baby Christ in a medallion, Parekklesion Mosaics of Chora
  • Virgin Mary & baby Christ in a medallion, Parekklesion Mosaics of Chora
  • Virgin Mary & baby Christ in a medallion, Parekklesion Mosaics of Chora

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Hagia Sophia Research Team (HSRT) consists of a group of people who likes to research Byzantine Heritage in Turkey by visiting and taking photos of the historical places.

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