Graffiti of ships at Hagia Sophia

Amazing art of Rüstem Pasha Mosque, 16th century

Inscription of Tower 12 of the Walls of Blachernai which (according to B. Meyer-Plath and A. M. Schneider) reads "In the year 6827 [1318], 2nd indiction of December"

Depiction of Jesus Christ in the Deesis Composition of Hagia Sophia

Northern Tympanum Mosaics of Hagia Sophia St. Ignatius the Younger St. John Chrysostom St. Ignatius of Antioch

Restored mosaic of John V Palaiologos that can be seen in the great eastern arch of Hagia Sophia

Gates from the Walls of Blachernai

Illustration of Galata Probably by Heinrich Hendrowski (late 16th century) At Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

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Monograms in Istanbul

Underground Mosque, a remaining section of the Fort of Galata that was where one end of the chain of the Golden Horn was fastened. It was turned into a mosque in the 18th century. There are two rooms which contain Islamic tombs in the mosque today.

Original bricks, mosaics and 19th-century plaster of Hagia Sophia

Sinan Pasha Mosque, a formal Eastern Roman church converted into a mosque in the 16th century, that is located near the (Golden Horn) Sea Walls. It probably dates back to the Palaiologan era. The apse of the building is visible from İncebel Street today.

Photos of Byzantine Thrace this week Yarımburgaz Cave (occupied in prehistory, later monastery), Byzantine marble at Büyükçekmece (historic Athyra), Ruins of fortress (possibly Justinianic castle of Episkopia) at Ahmediye, Ruins of bridge (possible Roman or Byzantine) near Nakkaş

Patron Icon of Pammakaristos Monastery (today Fethiye Mosque) at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, 11th century

Ottoman Bridges of the Roman Via Egnatia (Turkish Sol Kol, “Left Arm”) Büyükçekmece (historic Athyra), Küçükçekmece (historic Rhegion), Silivri (historic Selymbria), and Esenyurt, once in the countryside of Byzantine/Ottoman Thrace Photos from this week’s Thracian excursion

The Serpent Column, the Egyptian Obelisk, the Column of Constantine and the Column of Arcadius Dryden Album, 17th century

Fotoğraf sanatçısı Ediz Özcan, “Kadıköy Boğası” Mustafa Başaran’ın göz ameliyatından çıktıktan sonraki görüntülerini paylaştı.

Bird houses on the apse wall of Hagia Eirene

The Basilica Cistern Photo 1: Jane Laroche, 1964 (SALT Galata Archive) Photo 2: Unknown source Photo 3: Güzel Sanatlar Keskin Color Ltd. Şti. Matbaası, SALT Galata Photo 4: W.H. Bartlett, 1838