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Interior fresco in the Hagia Sophia Church in Trebizond (present-day Trabzon, Turkey). 13th century CE.

Well-preserved fresco of a saint, 11th century. Saint Sophia Cathedral of Kyiv.

Hagia Sophia Church in Trebizond (present-day Trabzon, Turkey). 13th century CE.

Sophia Peabody, wife of Nathaniel Hawthorne, oil on canvas portrait by Chester Harding, 1830. Peabody Essex Museum.

Photograph taken by photographer, George Valentine (1852-1890), showing the destruction wrought by the eruption of the volcano, Mount Tarawera (New Zealand) in June 1886. The image shows what was left of the Rotomahana Hotel owned by Joseph...

More info about travel to Istanbul: http://www.ricksteves.com/europe/turkey/istanbul Hagia Sophia has served over the centuries as one of the greatest houses of worship in both the Christian and Muslim worlds. Hagia Sophia marks the high...

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, 532-37 (architects: Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles) A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

We continue our architectural series with a story about one of Kyiv's most breath-catching sights. The Saint Sophia Cathedral. A UNESCO world heritage sight, the church complex held its first service around a millenium ago. _ Subscribe...

“Trdat the Architect” or Tiridates (c. 940s-c. 1020s?) was a Armenian architect who is noted for his role in the reconstruction of the Hagia Sophia's dome in Constantinople following an earthquake in the 10th century CE, as well as the Cathedral...

How has this unique structure, built on a seismic fault, survived centuries of quakes?