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[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 17:20 UTC

Latin graffiti at Pantokrator Monastery/Zeyrek Mosque Nicolaus {de} Otavianus. 1418 die 6 Ap(r)illis. Pono meum sign[um] ollem Nicolaus de Otavianus. 6 April 1418. I leave my mark at this time Original reading and translation by Dr. H. Sercan Sağlam

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[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:27 UTC

Frescoes of Papazın Evi (“Priest’s House”) perhaps belonging to a hermit’s cell in the mountains near Hızırşah/Datça (historic Caria)
Also see a short video on the site
youtu.be/OyhPrfOJjro

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[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 18:15 UTC

Watching the sun setting over the Queen of Cities Photo from the Marmara Sea taken yesterday evening

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[ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 17:36 UTC

“Sainte Sophie” from Ignatius Mouradgea d'Ohsson (1787)

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[ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 16:12 UTC

Seraph mosaic at Hagia Sophia

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[ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 17:11 UTC

Aerial photo of Hagia Sophia by Turkish helicopter pilot Kadir Kır
istanbulucuyorum.blogspot.com

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[ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 18:26 UTC

Ivory diptych with Circus Games (c. 400) At the Louvre

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[ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 18:44 UTC

Map of the Bosphorus
From Michael Heberer von Bretten (1610)
www.dilibri.de/rlbdfg/conte...

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[ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 18:56 UTC

The “Macedonian Tower” of Edirne (historic Adrianople) has a fragmentary inscription naming Emperor John (Tzimiskes); old postcards showing the Ottoman Clock added around 1885 from Salt Research

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[ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 16:16 UTC

Hagia Sophia, Hagia Eirene, Blue (Sultanahmet) Mosque, and the Marmara Sea Walls

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[ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 18:10 UTC

Imperial fleet welcomes Nikephoros Phokas and Nikephoros Phokas enters Constantinople at 963 From 12th century Madrid Skylitzes, which is now on display at Biblioteca Nacional de España in Madrid

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[ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 16:47 UTC

"Mosque of Yeni Jami and Saint Sophia from the Golden Horn" by John Frederick Lewis (1838)

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[ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 12:24 UTC

The Ascension of Christ at Hagia Sophia in Thessaloniki “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 1:11 Today is the Orthodox Holy Ascension feast

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[ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 13:15 UTC

Solidus of Arcadius (383-408) At Dumbarton Oaks

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[ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 17:22 UTC

5th-century mosaic of Christ as the Good Shepherd with sheep from the so-called “Mausoleum of Galla Placidia” in Ravenna - the last capital of the Western Roman Empire

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[ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 14:44 UTC

“Edrene Kapousi (Adrianople Gate), Top Kapousi (Gate of the Cannonade), Yedi Kouleh (Gate of the Seven Towers)" “Gates of Constantinople” The Illustrated London News March 17, 1877

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[ View ] Jun 08, 2024 at 15:24 UTC

A short video on Kariye Mosque/the former Chora Monastery
youtu.be/nugySK-9r_A

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[ View ] Jun 07, 2024 at 16:19 UTC

Ruins of Boukoleon Palace, part of the Great Palace of Constantinople, now being restored by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Photos by Nicholas Artamonoff (1937) Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

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[ View ] Jun 06, 2024 at 13:37 UTC

"A Monumental Panorama of Constantinople" by Cosimo Comidas de Carbognano (1749-1814)

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[ View ] Jun 05, 2024 at 13:16 UTC

Former Sergius and Bacchus Church/Küçük Ayasofya Mosque and the Sphendone of Hipppodrome from the Marmara Sea Photo taken yesterday

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[ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 12:49 UTC

Fragmentary mosaic of the Samaritan woman at the well and the Wedding of Cana where Christ miraculously turned water into wine at the Late Antique Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte in Naples Today is the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

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[ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 16:21 UTC

6th-century Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, the harbor town of Ravenna

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[ View ] May 30, 2024 at 14:06 UTC

Art of Chora/Kariye in natural light Photos taken yesterday

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[ View ] May 28, 2024 at 12:38 UTC

Rock-cut monastery of St. Nicholas at Kıyıköy (historic Medea/Midye) in Eastern Thrace (modern Kırklareli Province)

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[ View ] May 26, 2024 at 10:11 UTC

Christ healing the Paralytic, Miracle of Cana, and Jesus Healing Two Blind Men at the former Chora Monastery/Kariye Camii Today is the Sunday of the Paralytic

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[ View ] May 25, 2024 at 13:25 UTC

Ivory relief of Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples Constantinople, 10th-11th century At Bode Museum in Berlin

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[ View ] May 24, 2024 at 17:24 UTC

"Rome, a view of the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine" by Antonio Joli (1700-1777)

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[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 16:20 UTC

Horses of Saint Mark were brought to Venice after the sack of Constantinople in 1204. They were probably over the starting gate of the Hippodrome of Constantinople, but were perhaps taken from Chios earlier. Napoleon took them to Paris in 1797 and they were returned in 1815.

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[ View ] May 21, 2024 at 19:29 UTC

Saints Constantine and Helen at Hosios Loukas Today is the Feast of the Holy Great Sovereigns Constantine and Helen, Equal to the Apostles

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[ View ] May 20, 2024 at 14:32 UTC

Dome of Hagia Sophia

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[ View ] May 19, 2024 at 17:36 UTC

Stork on Misinli Castle (historic Mesene Castle) in Tekirdağ Province/historic Thrace Photos taken on Friday

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[ View ] May 17, 2024 at 20:13 UTC

Rock-cut churches under a castle at Sinanköy (historic Probaton) north of Edirne (historic Hadrianopolis) in Thrace (Edirne Province) Photos taken today

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[ View ] May 16, 2024 at 19:49 UTC

Byzantine castle at Pınarhisar (historic Brysis), Byzantine church at Kaynarca, Rock-cut church at Kaynarca, and Rock-cut Asmakaya Monastery near Vize (historic Bizye), all sites in historic Thrace (modern Kırklareli Province) Photos taken today

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[ View ] May 15, 2024 at 18:12 UTC

Dorylaeum, now Şarhöyük archaeological site near Eskişehir, was an important Phrygian, Roman, and Byzantine city. Photos taken yesterday

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[ View ] May 13, 2024 at 16:49 UTC

Walls of historic Nicaea/modern İznik

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[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 13:56 UTC

Constantine and Justinian with the Virgin Mary at Hagia Sophia - Constantine presents a model of his city Constantinople and Justinian presents a model of Hagia Sophia Constantine official inaugurated Constantinople as the new capital of the Roman Empire on May 11, 330

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[ View ] May 10, 2024 at 19:02 UTC

Art from the domes of Kariye Camii/the former Chora Monastery Photos taken earlier this week

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[ View ] May 09, 2024 at 16:43 UTC

Frescoes of Archangel Michael with Saints Cosmas and Damian and more Atik Mustafa Paşa Camii/Cabir Camii, a former Byzantine church of uncertain dedication after restoration Photos from visit earlier this week

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[ View ] May 07, 2024 at 16:08 UTC

Byzantine art at Kariye Camii (formerly Chora Monastery), which was converted into a mosque by the grand vizier of Bayezid II in the early 16th century. It was converted into a museum in 1948, and converted back into a mosque in 2020. Photo taken today

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[ View ] May 06, 2024 at 13:55 UTC

Kariye Camii/formerly Chora Monastery opened today The monastery, famous for its Byzantine art, was converted into a mosque by Atik Ali Pasha (grand vizier of Bayezid II) in the early 16th century. It was converted into a museum in 1948, and converted back into a mosque in 2020. Photo taken today

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[ View ] May 05, 2024 at 05:20 UTC

Anastasis (Resurrection of Christ) at the Monastery of Hosios Loukas Today is Holy Pascha (Orthodox Easter)

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[ View ] May 03, 2024 at 17:29 UTC

1. 5th-century wooden door at Santa Sabina in Rome 2. 6th-centurymosaic at Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna 3. 14th-century fresco at Chora in historic Constantinople/modern Istanbul4. 4. c. 11th-century mosaic at Hagia Sophia in Thessaloniki

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[ View ] May 03, 2024 at 17:27 UTC

Crucifixion of Christ (5th-c. wooden door in Rome), Women at the Empty Tomb (6th-c. mosaic in Ravenna), Resurrection of Christ (14th-c. fresco in historic Constantinople/Istanbul), and Ascension of Christ (c. 11th-c. mosaic in Thessaloniki) Orthodox Pascha (Easter) is this Sunday

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[ View ] May 02, 2024 at 18:37 UTC

Crucifixion of Christ and Golgotha ("place of a skull") from the narthex of 11th-century Hosios Loukas

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[ View ] May 01, 2024 at 15:29 UTC

Farmer Work depicted at the Great Palace Mosaic Museum Shepherd milking goats, boy offering feedbag to donkey, and boys herding geese

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[ View ] Apr 30, 2024 at 16:22 UTC

Hagia Sophia, Hagia Eirene and the Marmara Sea

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[ View ] Apr 28, 2024 at 17:13 UTC

Bird sanctuary amongs Byzantine ruins on uninhabited Menet Island (possibly historic Melanoudion) on Lake Bafa in the historic region of Caria (modern Muğla Province) Photos taken on Thursday

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[ View ] Apr 27, 2024 at 18:39 UTC

Chapel and domed katholikon (main church) of the Byzantine monastery on Kahve Asar Island on Lake Bafa in the region of Caria (modern Muğla Province) Photos from Thursday's visit

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[ View ] Apr 26, 2024 at 17:19 UTC

Ruins of 13th-century monastery on the Small İkiz Island of Latmos/Lake Bafa in the region of Caria (modern Aydın Province) Photos taken yesterday

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