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Hagia Sophia Entrance, looking toward narthex, exedra on both sides

Hagia Sophia Collection

October 30, 2011 by A. Cemal Ekin
Hagia Sophia Entrance, looking toward narthex, exedra on both sides

I had the extraordinary privilege to view the Great Church, Hagia Sophia, from the vantage point of its dome. Being so close to the original work and inside the dome was truly thrilling. As I touched the center of the dome and its ceiling, the gold mosaics in and around the dome windows, I felt a tremendous sense of oneness with the people who laid them over 1500 years ago. I want to share my heightened emotional state when I was up in the dome, the sense of awe I felt emanating from this structure, this space, and the art that covers its walls. The photographs in this collection have been exhibited in Providence and Boston, a smaller number of photographs excluding the exterior shots and the Seraphim Angel by Erdinc Gokce were exhibited in Cleveland. There are two slideshows if you like to view them in addition to the individual photographs. The slideshows contain a larger number of images. ArtStor, the premier image collection for art and art history scholars, acquired 50 photographs from this series.

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Touching The History

Exhibit Statement
The high point of the main dome, main chandelier axis
The high point of the main dome, main chandelier axis
The start of calligraphy inside the dome
The start of calligraphy inside the dome
The start of calligraphy inside the dome
The start of calligraphy inside the dome
Main dome, dome ribs, windows
Main dome, dome ribs, windows, and service walkway
Windows on the dome base seen from inside with the walkway and guardrail
Windows on the dome base, the walkway and guardrail
Gold mosaics on the window buttress
Gold mosaic with a cross on the dome rib base
Looking at the narthex at the entrance
Entrance, looking toward narthex, exedra on both sides
Looking toward Marmara See from the roof of Hagia Sophia
The Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque the Hippodrome on the right
Crows flying around the minaret
Hagia Eirene church behind Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace behind
Newly unveiled Six-Winged Seraphim Angel Mosaic (Photo by Erdinc Gokce)
Several hours in and around the dome of Hagia Sophia.

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