Hagia Sophia: Top Photos

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

The Omphalion, a marble section of the floor in Hagia Sophia, is the place where Byzantine emperors have been coronated. . . . youtu.be/uKLkJJ3ftIw Icons of Sound: Cappella Romana in a virtual Hagia
The Omphalion, a marble section of the floor in Hagia Sophia, is the place where Byzantine emperors have been coronated. . . . youtu.be/uKLk JJ3ftIw Icons of Sound: Cappella Romana in a… © fusion-of-horizons, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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