hagia sophia mosaics

The gallery under the dome has 40 windows lighting. In the Byzantine era, Hagia Sophia was decorated with mosaics depicting the Virgin Mary, Jesus, saints and emperors. By becoming a mosque, mosaics were covered.


the Hagia Sophia Mosaics,


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Mosaic Hagia Sophia Interior


Constantinople - Hagia Sophia


Constantinople - Hagia Sophia

Atop one of the entrances into the Hagia Sophia is this sparkling gold mosaic depicting a guy offering up the Hagia Sophia (originally a Byzantine church) to Christ. On the right, there's another fella that's offering the city of...
Rockin' it Out: Istanbul was once Constantinople - Part Two: Mosaics

The space inside the Hagia Sophia is huge and the remains of mosaics glitter, giving a tiny insight into how staggering this church must have been when the 30 million luminous mosaic tessera decorated the interior.
hagia sophia mosaics