he southern aisle, the
alteration of the narthex, the building of the parecclesion and outer
narthex, and most of the decoration which forms the glory of the church,
belong to the great work of restoration by Theodore Metochites early in
the fourteenth century.

The representation of the church in the mosaic panel above the large
door to the church shows a building with a central dome, a narthex
terminating in domed bays, and a window in the west dome arch. It seems
to represent the church as the artist was accustomed to see it previous
to the additions (Fig. 115).

Plain cross plans, or cross plans with only one lateral gallery, are not
unknown. The church of the Archangels, Syge,[541] shows such a plan and
is here reproduced for purposes of comparison.

[Illustration: PLATE LXXXIX.
S. SAVIOUR IN THE CHORA. THE PARECCLESION, LOOKING SOUTH-EAST.]

[Illustration: S. SAVIOUR IN THE CHORA. THE PARECCLESION, LOOKING WEST.
_To face page 316._]

[Illustration: FIG. 104.--CHURCH OF THE ARCHANGELS AT SYGE.]

[Illustration: FIG. 105.]

[Illustration: FIGS. 106 AND 107.]

[Illustration: FIGS. 108 AND 109.]

[Illustration: FIGS. 110, 111, 112, AND 113.]

[501] Vol. i. p. 459.

[502] Synax., Sept. 4, [Greek: pistoi de tines eusebeis nyktos
elthontes kai ta leipsana en akatio embalontes eis to Byzantion
diakomizousi kai en to boreio merei exo teicheon en trisi larnaxi
katathentes, entha esti mone Chora eponomazomene, doxan kai
eucharistian to Theo anepempsan].

[503] _Proceedings of the Greek Syllogos_ of C.P. vol. xxiv., 1896,
Supplement, p. 33.

[504] Vol. iii. p. 172.

[505] P. 36.

[506] Paspates, p. 326.

[507] Synax., Sept. 4.

[508] Banduri, iii. p. 54, [Greek: chorion en ekeise exo tou
Byzantiou.]

[509] De aed. p. 121, [Greek: eklethe de chora dioti ton Byzantion
chorion en ekei, katha kai he tou Stoudiou mone, exo tes poleos
hyperchen.]

[510] Written in the second quarter of the ninth century.

[511] Supplement to vol. xxiv. of the _Proceedings of the Greek
Syllogos of C.P._ p. 23. Cf. Schmitt, p. 28.

[512] In his great monograph on Kahrie Jamissi published by the
Russian Institute of Constantinople, 1906.

[513] Mansi, _Sacrorum Conciliorum Collectio_, tomus viii. col. 906,
col. 882, [Greek: tou hagiou Michael ton Charisiou: tes epiklen ton
Charisiou].

[514] Banduri, iii. p. 54; Codinus. De aed. p. 121 [Greek: he chora
proton men eukterion en, Priskos ho eparchos ka