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The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, Amorgos.

The Temple of Episkopi, Sikinos.

View of the Temple of Episkopi, Sikinos.

Basilica at Gortyn, Crete.

View of Istanbul.

View of the Seraglio Point from Pera (Beyoğlu).

Plan of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.

Northwest view of Hagia Sophia. In the background the Topkapi Palace.

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from the south.

The central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. View from the narthex.

Interior view of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (from the central nave to the narthex).

Plan of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. From Historia byzantina by Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1680).

View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. From Historia byzantina by Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1680).

Plan of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. From Historia Byzantina by Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1680).

Interior view of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. From Historia Byzantina by Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1680).

Plan of Hagioi Apostoloi church, on the site of which the Mosque of Sultan Fatih Mehmet was built. From Historia Byzantina by Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1680).

Reliefs from the base of the Obelisk of Theodosius I at the Hippodrome of Constantinople.

The Serpent column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople. The Column of Constantine. The Column of Marcian. All drawings from the work of G. Wheler.

The Column of Arcadius. From Historia Byzantina by Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1680).

Α. The Column of Constantine I (Çemberlitaş Sütunu). Β. The Obelisk of Theodosius I at the Hippodrome of Constantinople. C. The Serpent Column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople. D. The Column of Arcadius in Istanbul.