Hagia Sophia: Top Photos

A 1,500-year-old monument that has been cathedral, mosque, museum, and mosque again

Imperial Gate mosaics in the former basilica Hagia Sophia of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) The emperor Leo VI the Wise is bowing down before Christ Pantocrator. In medallions: on the left of Chri
Imperial Gate mosaics in the former basilica Hagia Sophia of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) The emperor Leo VI the Wise is bowing down before Christ Pantocrator. In medallions: on the left of… © Hagia_Sophia_Imperial_Gate_mosaic.jpg: Photograph: Myrabella derivative work: Myrabella, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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