#Hagia Sophia

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In the colossal, cathedral sized water tank beneath the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, several heads of Medusa have been used as pillar bases for the past 1.500 years. It is not entirely known where the heads came from, but they were believed to be taken from some other Roman ruin. The heads are upside down or sideways to inhibit the power of the Gorgon Medusa's gaze.

The water tank's existence was forgotten for hundreds of years, despite being beneath the Hagia Sophia. When it was rediscovered, explorers found fish inside of it.

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Marisa Papen flashing inside the Hagia Sophia mosque, Turkiye

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Byzantine mosaics, assorted locations

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Marisa Papen, pictured, flashing inside the world-famous Hagia Sophia mosque, Turkey

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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul (by Naval S)

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Byzantine column from Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)

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🏫🇬🇷🏫 Αγια ΣΟΦΙΑ . ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΗ !!

On this day 27 December 537 AD, Hagia Sophia the symbolic center of the #Greek Orthodox faith, opened in Constantinople. The marble used for the floor and ceiling was produced in Anatolia and Syria, and the bricks used in the walls came from as far away as North Africa. The 104 columns of Hagia Sophia (Αγια Σοφια) were imported from the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus.

📸https://www.pinterest.de/pin/125889752072846998/. Good afternoon dear friends!!

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this is gli

gli was born in the hagia sophia mosque in istanbul, turkey, where she was adored by all patrons, even being pet by us president barack obama when he visited

gli passed away at age sixteen and was buried in the hagia sophia garden

turkey’s presidential spokesman was quoted saying “that cat will be there, and all cats are welcome to our mosques.”

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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque, a former church, and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire, it was completed in 537 AD. Wikipedia

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Erich Lessing, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.

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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a converted former church and mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire, it was completed in 537 AD. Wikipedia

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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a converted former church and mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire, it was completed in 537 AD. Wikipedia

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Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: the Deesis mosaic in Hagia Sophia. Virgin Mary, Christ, John the Baptist (x 2.5 life size) - late 12th CE.

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I S T A N B U L

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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul *by Miwok

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The former Orthodox Church of Hagia Sophia and the Great Mosque of Hagia Sophia at present.

Istanbul, Türkiye.