|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Middle East, North Africa & the Caucasus >> Turkey >> Istanbul >> Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia) | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
| previous page | pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ALL | next page |
 Aya Sofya |
 Floorplan of the Aya Sofya |
 Entrance to the Aya Sofya Museum |
 Aya Sofya (Hagia Sofia) under clear blue skies |
 Minaret, Aya Sofya |
 Four minarets were added during Sultan Mehmet's conversion from church to mosque |
 Aya Sofya minaret and tulips |
 Aya Sofya minaret and tulip |
 Shops built into the outer walls of the Aya Sofya along Babihümayun Cad |
 Shops outside the Aya Sofya |
 Domes of outlying buildings of the Aya Sofya complex |
 Minor dome, Aya Sofya |
 Part of the Aya Sofya complex |
 Hagia Sofia |
 Minaret, Aya Sofya |
 Minaret, Aya Sofya |
 Sancta Sophia |
 Aya Sofya from the entrance to Topkapi Palace |
 Aya Sofya from the entrance to Topkapi Palace |
 Final resting place for old columns, Aya Sofya Museum |
 Final resting place for old columns, Aya Sofya Museum |
 Column carved with a Christian cross |
 Repent! |
 Ok, so I'm not a good preacher |
 Mosaic of Christ as Pantocreator, 9th C. with Emperor Leon VI kneeling (886-912), the Virgin Mary and Archangel Gabriel |
 Mosaic roof of the Inner Narthex, Aya Sofya |
 Main hall, Aya Sofya |
 8 massive calligraphy panels were added during the mosque conversion, this one bearing the name of Ali |
 TurkeyApr06 1461.jpg |
 Hagia Sophia |
 Small mosaic panel, Aya Sofya |
 Muhammad, as-salam "alayhi -- Muhammad, peace be upon him (PBUH) |
 Hellenistic urn carved from a single block of marble from Pergamon |
 Aya Sofya |
 North transcept, Aya Sofya |
 Sultan's Loge, Aya Sofya |
 Mibrab, in place of the Christian altar, pointing the direction of Mecca, just a bit south of the east-west axis of the church |
 Mihrab, Aya Sofya |
 Rub al-alameen, Lord of the Worlds, sala allah 'alayhi wa salam, God bless him and grant him salvation (Mohammed) |
 Mosaic of the Madonna and Child over the apse, 9th C. |
 Madonna and Child, 9th C. |
 Bismi Allah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim, In the Name of God the Merciful the Compassionate |
 Sultan's Loge, Aya Sofya |
 Mosaic of Archangle Gabriel on the right side of the apse, 9th C. |
 Aya Sofya |
 Caliph Abu Bakr |
 Mimbar (pulpit) and calligraphic Allah |
 Al-farooq, the second caliph, Omar, "he who distinguises truth from falsehood, may God be pleased with him" |
 East semi-dome, Aya Sofya |
 Iznik tile panel (16-17 C) left of apse in tunnel |
 Column detail |
 Aya Sofya |
 Mosaic ceiling of southern transept, Aya Sofya |
 Mosaic ceiling of southern transept, Aya Sofya |
 Chandalier |
 Ali and the upper gallery |
 Interesting stone over the entrance to the upper gallery ramp |
 Mosaic of a Christian cross, Inner Narthex |
 Inner Narthex mosaic ceiling |
 Upper Gallery |
 Upper Gallery |
 Uthman (Osman), may God be pleased with him |
 Photographic exhibition in the north gallery |
 Chandalier from the upper gallery |
 Mosaic of Archangel Gabriel from the upper gallery |
 Mosaic of the Madonna and Child from the upper gallery |
 Main dome, partially obscured by scaffolding |
 What the main dome is supposed to look like without the scaffolding |
 Mosaic of Emperor Alexandros (912-913), 10th Century, upper gallery |
 Loge of Empress, Upper Gallery |
 Main hall from upper gallery |
 Sultans loge from Empress' loge |
 Deisis - famous mosaic of Christ and the Last Judgement Day |
 Detail of Christ Enthroned, 12th C |
 The Last Judgement Day, Upper Gallery, 12th Century mosaic |
 Virgin Mary at the Last Judgement Day |
 Mosaic detail of St. John the Baptist, Last Judgement Day, Upper Gallery of Hagia Sophia |
 St. John the Baptist, Last Judgement Day |
 Christ Enthroned |
 Depiction of the complete scene of the Last Judgement Day |
 11th C. mosaic of Christ Pantokrator with Empress Zoe and Constantine IX |
 Empress Zoe, 1028-1050 |
 Detail of Empress Zoe presenting a scroll |
 Christ Pantokrator |
 Detail of Christ Enthroned, 11th C. |
 Detail of Christ's hand and Bible |
 Constantine IX (Imperator Konstantinos IX) |
 Detail of Constantine IX Monomachus |
 Detail of Constantine IX Monomachus presenting a sack of gold |
 12th C. mosaic panel of the Virgin & Child with Emperor Johannes Komnenos II, Empress Irene and their son Alexios |
 12th C. mosaic panel of the Virgin & Child with Emperor Johannes Komnenos II, Empress Irene |
 The Virgin and Child, 12th C. |
 Detail of Christ as a child held by Mary |
 Detail of the Virgin Mary |
 Empress Irene |
 Empress Irene presenting a scroll |
 Emperor Johannes Komnenos II |
 The Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) seen through an open window of the Aya Sofya |
 Hard to see mosaic of St. Ignatius the Younger |
 Central dome of the Aya Sofya |
 Map of the upper gallery |
 Constantinople |
 The Virgin Mary between Constantine (rt) presenting Constantinople and Justinianus presenting the Hagia Sophia, 10th C. |
 Emperor Justinian presenting the Hagia Sophia |
 Virgin Mary and Child, 10th C. |
 Emperor Constantine the Great presenting the city of Constantinople |
 Constantine , Mary and Justinian |
 Ablutions fountain, Aya Sofya |
 BuhIstSep06 173.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 183.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 185.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 193.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 203.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 209.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 210.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 213.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 227.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 229.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 315.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 316.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 318.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 386.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 388.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 389.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 390.jpg |
 BuhIstSep06 391.jpg |
| previous page | pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ALL | next page |
| comment | share |