Download: Mosaics of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul - Dumbarton Oaks
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36<br />
Apse conch and bema vault<br />
The center <strong>of</strong> the apse is decorated<br />
with an image <strong>of</strong> the Virgin enthroned<br />
with Christ child. Archangels, one <strong>of</strong><br />
which appears here, were placed on<br />
both sides <strong>of</strong> the bema vault.<br />
(photo: Byzantine Institute)<br />
37<br />
Detail, archangel, bema vault, south side<br />
(photo: Byzantine Institute)
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