Ancient Crosses Images Percolating through the Plaster - Hagia Sophia (Istanbul)

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Ancient Crosses Images Percolating through the Plaster - Hagia Sophia (Istanbul)

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Ancient Crosses Images percolating through the plaster - Aya Sofya (Istanbul)

When the Byzantine Church was converted into a mosque in 1453, christian images got plastered and islamic motifs painted over. But now, after 600 years, you can see the old Byzantine crosses images percolating through the plaster.

For more information about Aya Sofya, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia.

Date & GPS location
Photo taken on September 13, 2006
Cankurtaran Mh., Soğuk Çeşme Sk 14-36, 34122 Istanbul/Istanbul Province, Turkey
GPS coordinates: 41.008598,28.979991 - Download KML file for Google Earth (and other mapping apps)
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