Wednesday 7 January 2015

Hagia Sophia / upper gallery

Architects: Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles, AD537. Showing the south upper gallery which, according to experts, was once the domain of the Empress and the other women of the court. This image also records many of the Islamic additions to the interior including the large discs of calligraphy, chandeliers and aniconic mosaics. Istanbul, Turkey. 

(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 - credit: Images George Rex.)