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Home > Adventures Abroad > Turkey 2006 > Aya Sophia, 4/1/2006 Aya Sophia, 4/1/2006 Lustration Urn413 viewsDavid Lindquist with his mascot bear Hero kneels next to one of two huge urns carved from single blocks of marble. They date from the Hellenistic era - 300 BC or so - but were brought here from Pergamon during the reign of Sultan Murad III (r. 1574-1595). Wall Detail417 viewsColorful abstract figures underpinned by lustrous alabaster reliefs. Sultan's Loge484 viewsThe hexagonal structure to the left of the apse was reserved as a place of prayer for the Sultan. It was part of the restoration of 1847-49 undertaken by Sultan Abdulmajid. Colorful Windows382 viewsFour of the stained-glass windows admitting light into the apse. The Apse400 viewsThe Virgin and Child mosaic appears at the top of the apse, which also features stained-glass windows and other decor, both Christian and Islamic. Apse Mosaic - Virgin and Child465 viewsDates from 867 AD. May be a reconstruction of an original mosaic destroyed during the Iconoclastic period of Byzantine history, when representations of deities and saints were considered to be idols and thus outlawed. Mihrab420 viewsThe mihrab is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, i.e. the direction of Mecca, toward which Muslims should face when praying. In Aya Sophia, it occupies the same spot as the Christian altar before the Turkish conquest. Candlesticks391 viewsThe two giant candlesticks on either side of the Mihrab were donated by Grand Vizier Ibrahim, who pillaged them from the Hungarian court church during the Turkish conquest of Buda in 1526. Minbar416 viewsThe pulpit from which the Imam delivered sermons on Fridays. Obviously not part of the original cathedral, the minbar was added during the reign of Murad III (1574–1595). Library Grilles435 viewsThese grilles separate the Library, added in 1739 by Sultan Mahmud I, from the nave. Library Furniture443 viewsThis curious piece of furniture stands in the Library. I don't know its overall purpose, but it appears to harbor a light in the dome. 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