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Photos of the Hagia Sophia

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This gallery of 149 photos accompanies our article on the Hagia Sophia. Click any image to enlarge or start at the beginning for a virtual tour.

  • Aerial View
  • This Engraving of Hagia Sophia Was Made in 1852 by Fossati Brothers
  • View of Hagia Sophia from South
  • Hagia Sophia at Dusk
  • A Closeup View of Hagia Sophia's Magnificent Dome
  • This Mosaic Tops Imperial Entrance to Hagia Sophia's Interior
  • Interior View of Hagia Sophia's Nave Looking North Across East End
  • View of Minbar in Hagia Sophia
  • Artistic Meeting of Christianity and Islam in Hagia Sophia
  • This Beautiful Apse Mosaic
  • Close View of Intricately Carved Columns of Tympanum
  • Mosaic of John Chrysostom in Nave of Hagia Sophia
  • Nave of Hagia Sophia As Seen from South Gallery
  • View of South Gallery of Hagia Sophia
  • Detail of Virgin Mary from 13th-Century Deë Sis Mosaic in South Gallery of Hagia
  • Detail of Virgin Mary from 13th-Century Deë Sis Mosaic in South Gallery of Hagia
  • View of Inscription in Front of Tomb of Henricus Dandalo
  • Deesis Mosaic
  • Fragments from Theodosius Hagia Sophia


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