Hagia Sophia: Media
Mosque and significant cultural site
Videos
Questions and answers about the Hagia Sophia.
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Images
A bird's-eye view of Hagia Sophia on the shore of the Bosporus, Istanbul.
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Exterior view of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
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View of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, from the road.
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Night view of the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
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Dome, showing pendentive construction, of the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, 6th century.
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Floor plan of the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
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Interior of the Hagia Sophia, constructed 532–537, Istanbul.
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The Virgin Mary and Christ Child between Justinian I (left), holding a model of the...
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Irene Ducas, detail of a 12th-century mosaic in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
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Aerial view of the Blue Mosque (foreground) and the Hagia Sophia (background), Istanbul.
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Interior showing dome on pendentives, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, by Anthemius of Tralles...
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Jesus Christ flanked by Empress Zoe (right) and Emperor Constantine IX Monomachus...
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