Marble step warped from use

Main dome (those blurs are angels

Angel in main dome

Apse of Hagia Sophia

focusing on stained glass in Apse

Virgin and child at the ceiling of the Apse

Detail on columns

Ceiling with Arabic designs

Columns and arches

Detail of underside of the arch.

Pciture of Mosiac, with mosiac in the background.

Looking across the 2nd floor galley

Hanging lamps with galley in the background

Hanging lamps with restoration scaffolding in background

Looking across the Apse from the galley

Mosaic of Gabriel

Up-close mosaic on the Apse

Detail of optical illusion

Deësis mosaic. Left side

Deësis mosaic. Right side

Mosaic of Virgin with Eperor John II Comnenus & Epress Irene

Mosaic of Virgin with Constatine & Justinian (created circa 10th c), on the way out of the church

Detail of one of the doors (exit way was reserved fro the Emperors