S. Saviour in the Chora.
East End of the Parecclesion.
S. Saviour in the Chora.
Capital at the Entrance To the Parecclesion.
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If these conclusions are correct the church was originally a domed basilica resembling S. Sophia, Salonica, in plan and S. Sophia, Constantinople, in elevation. The side dome arches had double arcades in two stories, and above them windows in the dome arches. There are at present no traces of a western gallery, but such may have existed below the present west windows. Later in the history of the church came alterations, which included the ribbed domes and the gallery on the north side. The side aisles still communicated with the church and the lateral chapels with the bema.
Fig. 103.—S. Saviour in the Chora (restored bay).