Geography + Transmission Atlas / Constantinople & Marmara

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Church of the Virgin of the Pharos

A lost imperial-palace church in Constantinople known through textual descriptions; its rich post-Iconoclast mosaics are useful as historical context but cannot be reconstructed precisely from the surviving evidence alone.

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Sacred Space profile

Monuments + regional variation

1 registered source

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Architectural location

Lost imperial palace church in Constantinople described by Photios after Iconoclasm.

Liturgical function

Its mosaic-rich interior was experienced in court/church ritual contexts now known only through texts and comparison.

Iconographic convention

Photios describes an enveloping, glittering mosaic interior; BIU uses it as context for later surviving Middle Byzantine programs.

Surviving monument evidence

The church itself is lost.

Reconstruction boundary

No plan or image arrangement is reconstructed by BIU009 beyond source-backed generalities.

Uncertainty

Textual description cannot recover the full visual program.

Portable-icon / later-practice boundaryPortable icon type or later Orthodox practice does not establish an original church position. Placement requires source-backed monument or relationship evidence.

Direct graph trails

Follow explicit spatial connections.

Figures + iconography

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Decoder + visual grammar

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Materials + making

1 direct

Mosaicuses-medium · qualified-source-backed

History + chronology

1 direct

Post-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programscontext-for · qualified-source-backed

Places + monuments

1 direct

Constantinoplelocated-in · source-backed

Zones + spatial models

1 direct

Church as Microcosmcontext-for · qualified-source-backed

Two-step navigation

Keep intermediate evidence visible.

Figures + iconography
Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-inConstantinople← associated-withVirgin Hodegetria
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
Figures + iconography
Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-inConstantinople← associated-withVirgin Eleousa
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
Decoder + visual grammar
Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-inConstantinople← connectsByzantine–Slavic Transmission
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
Decoder + visual grammar
Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-inConstantinople← connectsByzantium and the Latin West
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
Materials + making
Church of the Virgin of the Pharosuses-mediumMosaicuses-materialGlass Tesserae
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
Materials + making
Church of the Virgin of the Pharosuses-mediumMosaiccan-use-materialGold Leaf
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
History + chronology
Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-inConstantinople← occurs-atCapture of Constantinople, 1204
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
History + chronology
Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-inConstantinople← occurs-atByzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
Places + monuments
Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-inConstantinople← located-inHagia Sophia
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
Places + monuments
Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-inConstantinople← located-inChora Church / Monastery
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
Zones + spatial models
Church of the Virgin of the Pharosuses-mediumMosaic← uses-mediumSpatial Icon
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
Zones + spatial models
Church of the Virgin of the Pharoscontext-forChurch as MicrocosmorganizesDome
Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.

Spatial source trail

Sources supporting this profile.

Smarthistory
Mosaics and microcosm: the monasteries of Hosios Loukas, Nea Moni, and Daphni
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text-reference-only; image rights vary by credited work

Geography + Transmission profile

Constantinople & Marmara

4th–15th c. Byzantine core; records vary · 1 registered source

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Historical frame

Imperial-capital and Marmara/Nicaean context.

Production / use

Production evidence is strongest when museum records explicitly say Constantinople or probably Constantinople; monument profiles describe use in situ.

Movement / provenance

Movement is not inferred from capital association alone.

Political / ecclesiastical

Imperial, patriarchal, conciliar and court contexts are kept separate from workshop attribution.

Artistic relation

Capital prestige and comparison can be discussed without assigning every related work to a Constantinopolitan workshop.

Reception / adaptation

Later reception is connected only through explicit legacy/network records.

Uncertainty

Map position, proximity or visual similarity never creates a transmission edge. Follow the named source and explicit relationship records.

Geography is not transmission proofGeographic proximity, shared typology, or visual similarity does not establish influence, workshop movement, trade, or transmission direction.

Direct graph trails

Follow explicit geographic and transmission connections.

Places + regional groupings

2 direct

Constantinoplelocated-in · source-backed Constantinople & Marmara Atlas Region← atlas-groups · system-rule

Verified objects

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Icon types + scenes

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Materials + making

1 direct

Mosaicuses-medium · qualified-source-backed

History + actors

1 direct

Post-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programscontext-for · qualified-source-backed

Sacred-space evidence

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Concepts + transmission methods

1 direct

Church as Microcosmcontext-for · qualified-source-backed

Two-step navigation

Keep the intermediate evidence visible.

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-in →Constantinople← located-in →Hagia Sophia

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-in →Constantinople← located-in →Chora Church / Monastery

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-in →Constantinople← associated-with →Icon with the Virgin and Child (Met 17.190.103)

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-in →Constantinople← made-in →Double-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403)

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-in →Constantinople← associated-with →Virgin Hodegetria

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-in →Constantinople← associated-with →Virgin Eleousa

Church of the Virgin of the Pharosuses-medium →Mosaicuses-material →Glass Tesserae

Church of the Virgin of the Pharosuses-medium →Mosaiccan-use-material →Gold Leaf

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-in →Constantinople← occurs-at →Capture of Constantinople, 1204

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-in →Constantinople← occurs-at →Byzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoscontext-for →Church as Microcosmorganizes →Dome

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoscontext-for →Church as Microcosmorganizes →Apse

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-in →Constantinople← connects →Byzantine–Slavic Transmission

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-in →Constantinople← connects →Byzantium and the Latin West

Geography source trail

Sources supporting this profile.

Smarthistory
Mosaics and microcosm: the monasteries of Hosios Loukas, Nea Moni, and Daphni
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text-reference-only; image rights vary by credited work

Discovery profile

Where can this record lead?

5 bounded direct results · 12 bounded two-step paths · 4 navigation themes

Discover from this record

Recommendation boundaryThe next steps below are explainable graph/curriculum navigation, not a popularity ranking, similarity score, or claim of historical importance.

ConstantinopleChurch of the Virgin of the Pharos —located-in→ Constantinople · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-628.Church as MicrocosmChurch of the Virgin of the Pharos —context-for→ Church as Microcosm · qualified-source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-630.MosaicChurch of the Virgin of the Pharos —uses-medium→ Mosaic · qualified-source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-629.Post-Iconoclast Church-Decoration ProgramsChurch of the Virgin of the Pharos —context-for→ Post-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programs · qualified-source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-631.

Visible two-step paths

Keep the intermediate record in view.

Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-inConstantinopleassociated-withVirgin Hodegetria
Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-inConstantinopleassociated-withIcon with the Virgin and Child (Met 17.190.103)
Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
Church of the Virgin of the Pharoslocated-inConstantinoplemade-inDouble-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403)
Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.

Beginner where-next

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