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Hagia Sofia (Church of the Divine Wisdom). West gallery and northwest exedra. This Byzantine church was commissioned by Emperor Justinian and built in 537-548 CE by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus. It was transformed into a mosque after the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans, and into a museum in 1935 by Kemal Ataturk. The camel-skin medallions feature the names of the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, Husayn (center) and the fourth caliph Ali (center) in arabic calligraphy. They have been added in the mid 19th century by Kazasker Mustafa Izzet Efendi, the most famous calligrapher of his time.

Location Hagia Sophia/Istanbul/Turkey

Unique Identifier ART405351

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 5616px × 3744px

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