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Emperor Constantine I, presenting a model of the city to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Detail of the southwestern entrance mosaic in Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey).
Detail of the southwestern entrance mosaic in Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey).
A 3D reconstruction of the Church of the Holy Apostles prior to its destruction in 1461.
A 3D reconstruction of the Church of the Holy Apostles prior to its destruction in 1461.
Section drawing of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople, created for the 1948 "Holy Apostles" symposium at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C.
Section drawing of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople, created for the 1948 "Holy Apostles" symposium at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C.
The oldest known map of Constantinople, printed on page 74 of manuscript. Contains the Church of the Holy Apostles listed as "s[an]ctorum apostolorum."
Detail from Melchior Lorich's panorama of Constantinople. High above the Golden Horn is the Sultan Mehmed-Fathi complex.
Detail from Melchior Lorich's panorama of Constantinople. High above the Golden Horn is the Sultan Mehmed-Fathi complex.
Another whirling dervish photo from UNESCO site
Dervish photo from UNESCO site