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Photo credit: Robert Raderschatt
The Church of the Holy Wisdom of God, Hagia Sophia, built by Emperor Justinian I in the short period of four and a half years (532–537).
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Russian 19th century depiction of Constantine the Great and his mother Saint Helena in Byzantine imperial garments.
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Photo credit:CrniBombarder!!!
The Theodosian Walls in Constantinople
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Photo credit:Nina-no
A simple cross, an example of iconoclast art from the Hagia Irene.
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Photo credit:Vlado
Emperor Constantine the Great presents a representation of the city of Constantinople as tribute to an enthroned Mary and baby Jesus in this church mosaic from the Hagia Sophia, c. 1000
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Greek fire, first used by the Byzantine navy during the Byzantine–Arab Wars (miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes manuscript, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid)
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Photo credit:Neuceu
The cistern of Philoxenos in Constantinople
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Photo credit:Cmmmm
The Baptism of Constantine, painting by the students of Raphael, 1520-1524
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Photo credit:Cmmmm
Entry of the Crusaders in Constantinople, oil painting by Eugène Delacroix, 1840
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Image credit: Cplakidas
Map of the city of Constantinople during the Byzantine period.