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  • Spices & Teas
    Spices & Teas
    Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7611
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Minaret
    Minaret
    One minaret and parts of the mosque were under repair.
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7613
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
    Beautiful marble columns and caps.  Plaster was applied to cover much of the Christian designs by subsequent Muslim control.
    Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7616
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ceiling
    Ceiling
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7617
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Emperor Alexandros Mosaic
    Emperor Alexandros Mosaic
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7618
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
    The lower floor was closed to tourists on this Friday, a prayer day.
    Old Town, Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7619
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
    Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7620
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dome Ceiling
    Dome Ceiling
    The main dome.
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7621
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
    Plaster wearing thin.
    Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7622
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
    Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7625
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Seraphim
    Seraphim
    Stars were placed over the faces per muslim requirements in 1453.
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7627
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mosaics
    Mosaics
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7633
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Seraphim
    Seraphim
    One of the seraphim has the face restored.
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7635
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mosaic
    Mosaic
    Damaged due to historical events including the Byzantine Iconoclasm, the 1204 Latin Crusade, and its conversion into a mosque in 1453.
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7639
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mosaic
    Mosaic
    Heavily damaged.
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7642
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Complete Mosaic
    Complete Mosaic
    Rendering of what the complete mosaic looked like.
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7644
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ablution Fountain
    Ablution Fountain
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7646
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tram
    Tram
    Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7649
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Mosque
    Blue Mosque
    Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7650
    Larry L. Jackson
  • German Fountain
    German Fountain
    Constructed in Germany and moved here to commemorate the second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II's visit to Istanbul in 1898.
    Old Town Istanbul, Turkey, September 12, 2025
    2025-09-12#7652
    Larry L. Jackson