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title: Dome of Chora Museum
author: Emre Tugay
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10046/dome-of-chora-museum/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Dome of Chora Museum

_Authored by [Emre Tugay](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emretugay/)_

## Image File

[![Dome of Chora Museum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10046.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10046.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Virgin Mary](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mary,_Mother_of_Jesus/) (Theotokos) and Child Christ are depicted at the center of the dome with 12 angels, including Gabriel, Michael, Uriel and [Raphael](https://www.worldhistory.org/Raphael/). The monograms on both sides of Virgin Mary's heads means "Mother of [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/)". 14th century CE.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Tugay, E. (2019, February 18). Dome of Chora Museum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10046/dome-of-chora-museum/>
### Chicago
Tugay, Emre. "Dome of Chora Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 18, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10046/dome-of-chora-museum/>.
### MLA
Tugay, Emre. "Dome of Chora Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Feb 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10046/dome-of-chora-museum/>.

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