Download or read book Restoring Byzantium written by Dimitŭr Simeonov Angelov and published by Wallach Art Gallery. This book was released on 2004 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the exception of Hagia Sophia, no Byzantine monument in the modern city of Istanbul can rival the former church of the monastery of the chora (Kariye Camii). This catalogue brings together scholars who have studied aspects of the Kariye Camii's art, architecture, and history.