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Home > Adventures Abroad > Turkey 2006 > Aya Sophia, 4/1/2006 Most viewed - Aya Sophia, 4/1/2006 Narthex Door568 viewsA bronze door providing entry to the narthex (antechamber). Each door in Aya Sophia seemed to have a different figure. More Column Detail557 viewsAnother column capital, slightly different, but equally intricate and finely wrought. Illumination550 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. Trying His Luck549 viewsDavid Lindquist tries his luck at the Wishing Column. According to the legend, many people have been cured of illness after touching this column. David wasn't sick at the time, so this was not a valid test of that part of the legend. The Empress' Loge547 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. View of the Southern Gallery542 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. Exit and Timekeeper's Station538 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. Sultan's Loge535 viewsThe hexagonal structure to the left of the apse was reserved as a place of prayer for the Sultan. It was part of the restoration of 1847-49 undertaken by Sultan Abdulmajid. Automobile of Unknown Origin531 viewsI could not identify the make or model of this car, and I've never seen one like it before or since. Upper Galleries526 viewsThe western gallery was the Empress' Loge, the northern was for the court women, and the southern for the emperor. The hexagonal structure at lower right, below the gallery, is the Sultan's Loge, a 19th-century addition. Gallery View525 viewsThe northern gallery, as seen from the southern. The Wishing Column520 viewsThis column, located in the northwestern part of Aya Sophia, has a hole in the middle left uncovered by the bronze plates surrounding it. 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