Istanbul, Turkey. The Hagia Sophia. Mosaic depicting the Virgin Mary, holding Jesus, flanked by Emperors Constantine the Great (on the right) holding a model of the city of Constantinople, and Justinian I (on the left) holding a model of Hagia Sophia. Tympanum above the Southwestern entrance, 944.

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