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Medusa Sculpture reused in the Basilica Cistern
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Medusa Sculpture reused in the Basilica Cistern

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  • Basilica Cistern - 6th. Century AD Built with columns and sculpture from the Roman Monuments of Istanbul
  • Medusa Sculpture reused in the Basilica Cistern
  • Mosaic of the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and two of the founders of Hagia Sophia (The Church of Holy Wisdom). Istanbu. Built in 537 AD
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  • Mihrab from the period Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque 1453
  • Minbar (pulpit) and Islamic Medallion from the Mosque. It is said that the priest can only climb to the 7th. step, because the next step was in Paradise
  • Imperial Pavilion from the Mosque so the Sultan and Harem could attend without being seen.
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  • Hagia Sophia. Mosaic of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child
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  • Church of the Holy Savior in the Country (Chora Museum)
  • Church of the Holy Savior in the Country (Chora Museum)
  • Church of the Holy Savior in the Country (Chora Museum)
  • Church of the Holy Savior in the Country (Chora Museum)
  • Church of the Holy Savior in the Country (Chora Museum)
  • Church of the Holy Savior in the Country (Chora Museum)
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