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Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya in Turkish), built in the 6th century as
an Orthodox Christian (Byzantine)church
and later converted into a mosque
and in contemporary times a much visited museum
in the
church, the seat of
Justinian's power
(where his throne once stood)
Justinian I (483-565), called The Great, Byzantine emperor (527-65), who extended Byzantine rule in the West, beautified Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), and completed the codification of Roman law. His full name was Flavius Petrus Sabgatius Justinianus. The nephew of Emperor Justin I, Justinian was born in Illyria and educated in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey). In 518 he became the administrator for Justin, who named Justinian as his successor. He married Theodora, a former actress, in 523. On the death of his uncle in 527, Justinian was elected emperor.
Justinian and Theodora flanking church
patriarchs
(Byzantine mosaics in the Hagia Sophia)
kitchens of the Topkapi Seraglio palace
More Photos of the Palace and Istanbul
square in Istanbul
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk monument in Istanbul
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first President.
More Photos of Istanbul from 1957
dancer
water
seller
dressed for the tourists
outdoor bazaar
fountain in the Kapalicarsi (covered bazaar)
gold shop in the covered bazaar
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