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Light Show713 viewsI have no idea how Sandie managed to shoot this, but I think it's cool.Oct 20, 2019
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Gallery View786 viewsThe northern gallery, as seen from the southern.Oct 20, 2019
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Column Detail725 viewsThe capitals of the marble columns displayed some extremely intricate filigree work.Oct 20, 2019
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Column Detail739 viewsThe capitals of the marble columns displayed some extremely intricate filigree work.Oct 20, 2019
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More Column Detail821 viewsAnother column capital, slightly different, but equally intricate and finely wrought.Oct 20, 2019
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View from the Narthex740 viewsLooking into the interior of the church through one of the doors in the narthex. The scaffolding seen on the right in this picture enabled workers to climb to the dome to perform repair work.Oct 20, 2019
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Narthex Door836 viewsA bronze door providing entry to the narthex (antechamber). Each door in Aya Sophia seemed to have a different figure.Oct 20, 2019
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Ceiling Detail744 viewsIn the Empress' Loge.Oct 20, 2019
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Column Fragment703 viewsCapital of a column that supported the roof of the Theodosian Aya Sophia.Oct 20, 2019
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April Fool753 viewsOf course I was almost the only one who fell for it, never suspecting that April Fool's Day might be a thing in Turkey too. It didn't take long for Attila to "unmask" the hoax.Oct 20, 2019
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Lambs759 viewsOne of several marble blocks with reliefs depicting 12 lambs representing the 12 Apostles of Christ; originally part of a monumental front entrance to the Theodosian Aya Sophia, destroyed in 532.Oct 20, 2019
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