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Which mosaic figure appears in the apse of Hagia Sophia?
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Hagia Sophia
A bird's-eye view of Hagia Sophia on the shore of the Bosporus, Istanbul.
In the apse of the Hagia Sophia, the mosaic figure depicted is the Virgin with the Child, who is shown seated against a vast expanse of gold.12