Nea Moni is the most important Byzantine monument of Chios. It was built by the Byzantine Emperor Konstantinos Monomachos. The glamour of the imperial building remained till the 19th century. This continuation was violently cut in 1822 during the catastrophe of Chios. The construction is similar to monuments that can be found in Constantinople, and its typical octagonal style can only be found on Chios and Cyprus.
