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  • 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
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