ID: TWMRISHS04 · © Carl Rasmussen · Added: 2003

Entrance

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View looking east at the main entrance to the Hagia Sophia via its western wall. Notice the marble doorposts and carved lintel. Compare the similar–looking Justinian doorway on the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

Keywords:Turkey · West · Marmara Region · Istanbul · Constantinople · Byzantium · Constantine · Hagia Sophia · Church of Holy Wisdom · Justinian · Entrance · Door · Doorway · Doorpost Doorposts · Lintel · Lintels