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A photo of one of the entrances into the Spice Market (Misir Carsisi)
A outline of the plan of Chora Church. We can see how it is clearly laid out as a quincunx and has stayed in this general shape since originally designed by the Comneni.
A outline of the plan of Chora Church. We can see how it is clearly laid out as a quincunx and has stayed in this general shape since originally designed by the Comneni.
Example of dacha in Peredelkino
Example of dacha in Peredelkino
An illuminated manuscript from a Byzantine book, representative of what the Stoudios Monastery was renowned for producing.
This is a modern image of the Tekfur Sarayi. The picture shows the new windows and roof that the Turkish Government added during the renovations.
Detail from Melchior Lorich's panorama of Constantinople. High above the Golden Horn is the Sultan Mehmed-Fathi complex.