Hagia Collection (page 3)

Sancta Sophia Church. Mystras
BYZANTINE ART. Sancta Sophia church (HAGIA SOPHIA). Built by Manuel Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzenus Palaiologos, first despot of Mistras

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1870

Waterfront and Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1870

Little Hagia Sophia - Kucuk Ayasofya Camii, Istanbul, Turkey
The Little Aya Sofya - the Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus Church, now a Mosque. Begun by Justinian in 527. Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus were Patron Saints of Christians in the Roman Army

The interior of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Date: circa 1910

Hagia Sophia - Thessaloniki, Greece with Minaret - re-converted to a Church in 1912. Date: circa 1903

Thessaloniki, Greece - Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia - Thessaloniki, Greece with Minaret - re-converted to a Church in 1912. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Hagia Sophia Mosque Interior. ne of the oldest churches in Thessaloniki - at this point still being used as a mosque, whilst the city was under Ottoman Turkish control

Ayvansaray, Ayasofya and German Consulate at Tarabya
Istanbul, Turkey - Ayvansaray, Ayasofya and German Consulate at Tarabya Date: 1898

Istanbul, Turkey - Galata Tower, Water Carrier, Chimneysweep and view of the Ayasofya. Date: 1898

Interior of the Ayasofya, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1897

Ayasofya, Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1895

Sirkeci, Ayasofya and Sublime Porte, Istanbul, Turkey
Sirkeci, Ayasofya and Sublime Porte viewed from the Galata Tower, Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1895

Hagia Sophia - Thessaloniki, Greece with Airship. Date: 1917

Galata Bridge, Yeni Cami, Ayasofya from the Golden Horn
The unmistakeable shapes of the Galata Bridge, Yeni Cami and Ayasofya from the Golden Horn - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1950s

Istanbul, Turkey - Ayasofya - The Sultans Box. Built o the site of the former pulpit. This box is itself a 19th century restoration of the original box by Gaspare Fossati. Date: circa 1910s

A Christmas Card featuring a Mosque
A quite bizarre Christmas Card featuring a Mosque (the Ayasofya in Istanbul, Turkey)! The creator seemingly failed to attend a How to cut an accurate oval course....!!! Date: circa 1910s

The St Sophia Quarter - Thessaloniki, Greece Date: circa 1910s

Artemius Of Tralles (6th century); Isidore of Miletus (6th century). Hagia Sophia (Basilica of St. Sophia). TURKEY. Istanbul. Hagia Sophia

Turkey - Istanbul - The Hippodrome, Blue Mosque / Ayasofya
Turkey - Istanbul - The Hippodrome with the Sultan Ahmed Mosque(Blue Mosque) (foreground right) and a view toward the Ayasofya (back right). Date: circa 1920

Turkey - Istanbul - Church of Saint Irene
Hagia Irene or Hagia Eirene, often erroneously rendered (as on this card!!!) in English as St Irene - a former Eastern Orthodox church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapce in Istanbul, Turkey

View down into the Ayasofya, Istanbul, Turkey
Interior view of the Ayasofya Church/Mosque/Museum - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1897

Prayers inside Aya Sofya, Istanbul
Prayers inside the Aya Sofya Mosque, Istanbul - nowadays this incredible building is no longer a Christian Church (original usage) or a Mosque (later usage), but houses a museum. Date: circa 1905

Kaiser Wilhelm II in Constantinople (2 / 2)
German Kaiser Wilhelm II visiting Constantinople during World War One - leaving the Ayasofya after a brief visit Date: 1917

Promotional card for Aegean Sea Cruise line
A promotional postcard for an Italian Aegean Sea Cruise Line. The liner is the Albano, under the command of Captain Persich

Ayasofya - Interior view
The famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus. Became a mosque and now it is a Museum

Turkey - Istanbul - Ayasofya
The Ayasofya, Constantinople as viewed from the Blue Mosque with the Bosphorous in the background, looking toward Asia

Hagia Sophia Interior - Istanbul, Turkey, set within a border of leaves and a piece of bark

Lady leads her sheep to Market - Constantinople
An elderly lady leads her sheep to Market on a string, along a cobbled street - Constantinople, Turkey

Turkish girl and red rose - Istanbul
A portrait of a pretty young Turkish girl, set in a circle, with the blooms of a red rose below. Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey - First Friday Prayers
The first Friday Prayers as Sultan for Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918) at the Ayasofya Mosque. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 until his death in 1918

Ayasofya, Istanbul - Fountain
Ablution Fountain in the courtyard in the heart of the Ayasofya Mosque Complex, Istanbul

Imam at prayer inside the Ayasofya
Imam at prayer inside the famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus

Christian propaganda postcard
A postcard depicting the Ayasofya Mosque with a fascinating inset picture showing the Turkish crescent shoe stamping on the Christian cross and on the reverse of the card the caption reads

Aya Sofya in Moonlight - Constantinople
The Hagia Sophia Mosque in Moonlight with the Hippodrome (and associated obelisks) in the foreground

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Originally a Byzantine church, built by emperor Justinian to replace Constantines original building (destroyed by fire) it became a Moslem mosque after the conquest of 1473

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