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Column Detail237 viewsThe capitals of the marble columns displayed some extremely intricate filigree work.Oct 20, 2019
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Column Detail256 viewsThe capitals of the marble columns displayed some extremely intricate filigree work.Oct 20, 2019
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More Column Detail298 viewsAnother column capital, slightly different, but equally intricate and finely wrought.Oct 20, 2019
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View from the Narthex255 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 Door288 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 Detail239 viewsIn the Empress' Loge.Oct 20, 2019
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Column Fragment247 viewsCapital of a column that supported the roof of the Theodosian Aya Sophia.Oct 20, 2019
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April Fool231 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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Lambs249 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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Golden Arches235 viewsEven in the shadow of the greatest monuments of antiquity, you can't escape the banal icons of the modern world.Oct 12, 2019
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Dolmabahçe Palace - close-up view246 viewsSelamlık (public section)Oct 11, 2019
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Dolmabahçe Palace - very close-up view235 viewsDetail of palace windows and side doorways in the Harem wing.Oct 11, 2019
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