Ayasofya / Hagia Sofia

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I think this is a more accurate image of the interior of Hagia Sofia. It captures the gloomy darkness of the enormous space.

This is an interior view from the gallery, which is really wide (huge) and goes all the way round the building. You reach it by an enormous stone ramp made of large uneven boulders, rather than steps.

This astonishing Byzantine building blows my mind. It is genuinely one of the wonders of the world.

Following the destruction of the two previous churches on the site, the building that you see now was rebuilt under the personal supervision of emperor Justinian I and rededicated on December 27, 537ad. That makes it 1500 years old!

It was the largest cathedral ever built for over 1,000 years and today is still the fourth largest cathedral in the world.

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mosaic art source says:

love this photo, thanks for sharing!!! blogged it at mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/ please let me know if you'd rather I didn't...

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