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Last additions Automobile of Unknown Origin725 viewsI could not identify the make or model of this car, and I've never seen one like it before or since.Oct 20, 2019 Ablution Fountain644 viewsadirvan (fountain for ritual ablutions), added by Sultan Mahmud I in 1740.Oct 20, 2019 Exit and Timekeeper's Station775 viewsThe timekeeper is the person whose duty it is to determine the time for Adhan (ezan in Turkish), the call to prayer. The Timekeeper's Station dates from 1853, in the reign of Sultan Abdul Majid.Oct 20, 2019 Southwestern Entrance638 viewsThe mosaic in the tympanum (archway above the door) was plastered over after the Turkish conquest, but restored in 1849.Oct 20, 2019 Southwestern Entrance Mosaic661 viewsDates from the reign of Emperor Basil II (976-1025). Depicts the Virgin Mary seated in the center with the Christ child on her lap, with Emperior Constantine on the right, presenting a model of the city of Constantinople, and Emperor Justinian on the left, presenting a model of Hagia Sophia.Oct 20, 2019 Marble Steps690 viewsWorn down by many centuries of foot traffic.Oct 20, 2019 Narthex648 viewsLarge hall at the west end, on the ground floor, providing entry to and exit from the cathedral. Here we are on the way out.Oct 20, 2019 Reading room720 viewsThe X-shaped wooden stands held books for readers sitting on the benches.Oct 20, 2019 Candlesticks591 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.Oct 20, 2019 Minbar666 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).Oct 20, 2019 Mihrab677 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.Oct 20, 2019 Apse Mosaic - Virgin and Child698 viewsDates from 867 AD. 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