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Home > Adventures Abroad > Turkey 2006 Last additions - Turkey 2006 Empress Zoe mosaic543 viewsChrist is seated in the middle holding a Bible; on the left is Emperor Constantine IX Monomachus, and on the right, Empress Zoe. Dates from the 11th century AD. Located on the eastern wall of the southern gallery.Oct 20, 2019 The Comnenus Mosaic498 viewsDates from 1122. The Virgin Mary is in the center, holding the Christ child; on the left is Emperor John Comnenus; on the right is Empress Irene, a daughter of King Ladislas I of Hungary.Oct 20, 2019 Full Veil533 viewsA strict Islamic family visits the upper gallery of Aya Sophia.Oct 20, 2019 View of the Southern Gallery594 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 Cenotaph512 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 Dandolo539 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 Corners528 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 Mosaic566 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 Illumination614 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' Loge603 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 Work468 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 Medallion558 viewsThe huge circular medallions date from the renovation of 1847-49 undertaken by Sultan Abdulmajid. 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