Zeyrek Mosque
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Zeyrek Mosque or the Monastery of the Pantokrator, is a large mosque on the Fazilet Street in the Zeyrek district of Fatih in Istanbul, overlooking the Golden Horn. It is made up of two former Byzanti
The mosque viewed from north east. From left to right, one can see the apses of the Church of Christ Pantocrator, the Imperial Chapel and the Church of the Theotokos Eleousa.
The apsis of the Imperial Chapel (in background), built with the recessed brick technique.
Zeyrek Mosque
Zeyrek Mosque
John II Komnenos
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John II Komnenos or Comnenus was Byzantine emperor from 1118 to 1143. Also known as "John the Beautiful" or "John the Good", he was the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina and
Zeyrek Mosque
…main church, of the monastery) also dedicated to Christ Pantokrator, a library and a hospital. After the death of his wife, shortly after 1134, Emperor John II Komnenos built another church to the north of the first one which was dedicated to the Theotokos Eleousa (Merciful Mother of God). This church was open to the…
Mosaic of John II at the Hagia Sophia
John II (left) and his eldest son Alexios, crowned by Christ. Minuscule 157, early 12th century
Isaac Komnenos, mosaic of from the Chora Church
A letter from John II to Pope Innocent II