The Church of Holy Wisdom was completed by Emperor Justinian in 537. In the 15th Century, the Ottomans converted it into a mosque and the four minarets were added.
The Byzantine mosaics can still be seen in the interior. Here, the Virgin and Child, flanked by Justinian I and Constantine I.
The Mihrab
Going up the ramp
Christ as Ruler
Virgin with Emperor John II Comnenus and Empress Irene
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