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12th Century Byzantine mosaic of Judgement day - Jesus Christ enthroned between the Virgin Mary and St John the Baptist, the Church of the Divine Wisdom - Aya Sofya
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
12th Century Byzantine mosaic of the Virgin Mary and Child - Aya Sofya
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Interior of the Church of the Divine Wisdom - Aya Sofya
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Interior of the Church of the Divine Wisdom - Aya Sofya
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Interior of the Church of the Divine Wisdom - Aya Sofya
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Interior of the Church of the Divine Wisdom - Aya Sofya
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Interior of the Church of the Divine Wisdom - Aya Sofya
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Interior of the Church of the Divine Wisdom - Aya Sofya
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Iznik tiles adorning the circumcision room at Topkapi Palace
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Elaborate entrance to Topkapi Palace
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
The Parecclesion of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - A funerary chapel with various frescoes depicting judgment and resurrection
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
The Parecclesion of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - A funerary chapel with various frescoes depicting judgment and resurrection
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Interior of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - featuring the Byzantine Anastasis fresco This resurrection fresco depicts Christ pulling Adam and Eve from their graves, while the gates of hell are broken and Satan lies bound at Christ's feet
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Inner narthex or western entrance of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - featuring Byzantine mosaics and frescoes including Christ surrounded by his ancestors including Adam, Abraham, Jacob and Jacob's 12 sons
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Inner narthex or western entrance of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - featuring Byzantine mosaics and frescoes including Christ surrounded by his ancestors including Adam, Abraham, Jacob and Jacob's 12 sons
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Inner narthex or western entrance of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - featuring Byzantine mosaics and frescoes including the Virgin Mary and Child surveying the kings of the House of David
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Inner narthex or western entrance of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - featuring Byzantine mosaics and frescoes including the Virgin Mary and Child surveying the kings of the House of David
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Inner narthex or western entrance of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - featuring Byzantine mosaics and frescoes including Christ surrounded by his ancestors including Adam, Abraham, Jacob and Jacob's 12 sons
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Inner narthex or western entrance of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - featuring Byzantine mosaics and frescoes
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
The Parecclesion of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - A funerary chapel with various frescoes depicting judgment and resurrection
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
The Parecclesion of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - A funerary chapel with various frescoes depicting judgment and resurrection
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Outer narthex of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - featuring Byzantine mosaics and frescoes
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
Outer narthex of Chora Museum - Kariye Muzesi - featuring Byzantine mosaics and frescoes
Istanbul, Turkey - February 2010
