The Virgin who occupies the center of the apse semidome is represented enthroned with the Child seated in her lap. She rests her right hand on the...
The Virgin and the Child mosaic of Hagia Sophia, the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now...
"Peace be with you. I am the light of the world" ( εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. ἐγώ εἰμὶ τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμοῦ ) Mosaic above the imperial gate of Hagia Sophia, leading...