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Dick Osseman | all galleries >> Istanbul >> Mosques - Camiler >> Non-Sinan >> Hagia Sophia aka Ayasofya >> Hagia Sophia first floor >> Marble screen > Istanbul december 2009 7029.jpg
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16-DEC-2008

Istanbul december 2009 7029.jpg

This is a screen of cut marble that is a bit of “trompe l’œil” in that it tries to look like a screen of wood, complete with a lock and keys. A notice indicated that it would be closed (with a marble door on hinges) when a religious council was held.

Elsewhere I read it is certainly not an original part of the church but a later addition. I took some pictures of details.

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