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Discovery History Conservation - Hagia Sophia Mosaics

It really is a miracle that this mosaic survived the abuse of centuries.  Here you can learn how the Byzantine Institute of America found the mosaics, uncovered and restored them for us to see today.

The Deesis in Hagia Sophia

This is the front page of my Hagia Sophia mosaics website with links to all the pages and icons.

Memories of Aleksei Volkov
I Visit the Soviets by E. M. Delafield
Lost Splendor by Felix Yussupov