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Last additions View of the Southern Gallery276 viewsThe southern part of the upper gallery, the Emperor's turf, contains the most famous mosaics; a portion of the Deesis mosaic is seen at the left.Oct 20, 2019 Cenotaph223 viewsActually, this isn't really his tomb, which was destroyed by the Turks when they conquered Constantinople. It is a marker, or cenotaph, placed by Italians in the 19th century near the probable site of the tomb.Oct 20, 2019 Grave of Enrico Dandolo254 viewsDoge of Venice and leader of the Crusader forces that sacked Constantinople in 1204. In the southern gallery. He died during the expedition and was buried in Aya Sophia.Oct 20, 2019 Corners209 viewsAt each corner of the square formed by the upper galleries, there is an exedra - a semicircular columned recess which relieves the starkness of sharp corners and provides nooks for conversation.Oct 20, 2019 Deësis Mosaic270 viewsDeësis = Entreaty. The Virgin Mary (left) and John the Baptist (right) are entreating Christ (center) to intercede for humanity on Judgment Day. This mosaic was commissioned to celebrate the return of Aya Sophia to the Orthodox Church on the demise of the Latin Empire in 1261.Oct 20, 2019 Illumination248 viewsIn addition to the numerous windows in the walls, there are forty windows around the base of the dome. These help reduce the weight of the dome as well as create an effect of the dome hovering in the air.Oct 20, 2019 The Empress' Loge249 viewsLocated in the central part of the upper gallery, the Empress' Loge provided a vantage point from which the Empress and court ladies could see everything that was going on below.Oct 20, 2019 Restoration Work186 viewsThe scaffolding seen on the left in this picture filled the center of the nave; it was erected to enable restoration work on the dome, conducted with the aid of a grant from the World Monuments Fund. The work was completed sometime after our visit in 2006.Oct 20, 2019 Medallion271 viewsThe huge circular medallions date from the renovation of 1847-49 undertaken by Sultan Abdulmajid. They are inscribed with the names of Allah, Muhammad, the first four caliphs, and the grandchildren of Muhammad.Oct 20, 2019 Imperial Gate Mosaic213 viewsOnly the emperiors could enter via the Imperial Gate. The mosaic above the Imperial Gate depicts the emperior bowing before Christ, with the Virgin Mary on the left and the Archangel Gabriel on the right.Oct 20, 2019 Remains205 viewsThe objects exhibited here are remains of an older Aya Sophia, built during the reign of Emperor Theodosius II, who dedicated it in 415 AD, and destroyed during the Nika riots of 532.Oct 20, 2019 Upper Galleries228 viewsThe western gallery was the Empress' Loge, the northern was for the court women, and the southern for the emperor. 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