Religious practices (1117 Subjects)
View of the north nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the background the esonarthex. On the left the Grand Vizier praying.
View of the imperial tribune in Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. This tribune stood between the mihrab and the Columns from Ephesus, which were transferred to the imperial capital during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
View of the imperial tribune in Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. This tribune stood between the mihrab and the Columns from Ephesus, which were transferred to the imperial capital during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul: View of the western part of the upper gallery, where the throne of the Byzantine Emperor once stood.
View of the central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, right after its reconstruction by the Fossati brothers in 1847.
The alleged tomb of David in Jerusalem. Absalom's tomb in Kidron Valley, jerusalem. The Pool of Siloam.
The cave situated under Temple Mount, Jerusalem (Well of the Souls). The pool of Bethesda with the Dome of the Rock mosque in the background.
View of Hebron. In the background the monument in Herodian architecture which houses the Cave of the Patriarchs, where Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob and Leah are buried. The Valley of Jericho. View of the Dead Sea.
The building, which, according to tradition, houses Rachel's Tomb, and which is on the road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem.
The sanctuary of Saint Rosalia, patron saint of Palermo, in the cave where according to tradition the saint had retired, on Pelegrino hill outside Palermo.
Bas-relief from the port of Vatopedi monastery. Stephen III the Great of Moldavia presents to the Virgin Mary a miniature of the port which he donated to the monastery.
Saint Theodore of Amasea or Tyron. Detail from a fresco my Manuel Panselinos from the Protaton of Karyes monastery, Mount Athos.
