Hagia Sophia / Ayasofya Museum / The Church of Holy Wisdom / Interior, mosaic, portrait of the Emperor Alexander. Detail: upper portion / Byzantine; Creation date: 532-537, reconstruction date: western arch and dome ca.989

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Work Title: Hagia Sophia; Ayasofya Museum; The Church of Holy Wisdom
View Title: Interior, mosaic, portrait of the Emperor Alexander. Detail: upper portion
Creator/Culture: architect: Anthemios of Tralles (Greek, 500-550); architect: Isidoros of Miletus (Greek, 442-612); patron: Justinian I (Turkish, 483-565)
Site/Repository: Current location: Istanbul (Turkey)
Period/Date: Byzantine; Creation date: 532-537, reconstruction date: western arch and dome ca.989
Media/Technique: marble, tile, mosaic
Dimensions: height: 55.6 m
Subjects: Ayasofya Müzesi; Istanbul (Turkey); Mosques
Work Record ID: 133617
Image Record ID: 1342010
Classification Filing Number: 159; I87; 2HAim 70h; D

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 1342010
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1342010/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1342010. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1342010/1. July 14, 2025.