Inside the Hagia Sofia by junge1

Photography • Architecture • posted on Aug 17, 2013

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This view shows the dome and one of the half domes. On the lower right of the half dome is the 'Mihrab'. The entire right side of the picture is obscured by scaffolding used to restore the Tympanum with Mosaics. The 'Mihrab' is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the 'Qibla'; that is the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying (Source: Lonely Planet, Turkey, 2001, Wikipedia). This building was constructed 1,476 years ago in less than 6 years. Chronology of Use 537-1204 Eastern Orthodox Cathedral 1204-1261 Roman Catholic Cathedral 1261-1453 Eastern Orthodox Cathedral 1453-1931 Imperial Mosque 1935-present Museum This picture was taken on 29 June 2013, Sig...

Comments (29)

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midnightmum

7:01PM | Sat, 17 August 2013

So interesting.

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MagikUnicorn

7:09PM | Sat, 17 August 2013

Beauty

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drifterlee

8:07PM | Sat, 17 August 2013

really beautiful place and shot!

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Mad-Mike

8:11PM | Sat, 17 August 2013

Wow! this place is HUGE!!! very nice capture :-)

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brewgirlca

8:26PM | Sat, 17 August 2013

Hum, that scaffolding wasn't there two years ago when I was there. I hope the renos are successful and not garish as is so often the case in Turkey. This is a place that should be on everyone's bucket list; it reeks of history and power and I can only imagine what it would have been like before the fall of Constantinople.

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Minda

9:24PM | Sat, 17 August 2013

THis place is amazing sig..

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auntietk

10:23PM | Sat, 17 August 2013

That is just mind blowing! The first white settlers arrived in what is now Seattle in 1851, and the people who occupied this area for centuries before that didn't leave large buildings. We have no seriously old architecture here, and when I see something like this my jaw just drops. Fabulous!!

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junge1

10:29PM | Sat, 17 August 2013

There weren't many large buildings in Europe either.

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danapommet

10:42PM | Sat, 17 August 2013

It must have been a humbling experience to stand in there and because of the POV of this photo, you had access to more than just the main floor. Outstanding my friend!

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