The Zoe Mosaic of Hagia Sophia, 11th century

Gül Mosque (traditionally identified as “St. Theodosia”), Galata Tower and the Golden Horn from the terrace of the 16th-century Sultan Selim Mosque on the Fifth Hill of the City

Dog footprints in Byzantine brick from the walls of Nicaea/modern İznik Photo from yesterday's visit

Sheep dog and sheep by the "Bridge of Constantine" at Uluabat/historic Lopadion in Mysia/Hellespont (modern Bursa Province) Photo taken today

Byzantine castle and Early Ottoman mosque at Tophisar/Bursa, probably Lentiana in historic Hellespont; mentioned in reference to Seljuks attacks in early 12th century, later fell to the Latins, and finally to the Ottomans in the early 14th century. Photos from recent excursion

Frescoes and ruins of the Church of St. Euphemia - formerly Late Antique Palace of Antiochus by the Hippodrome of Constantinople Photos by Nicholas V. Artamonoff (1940s) Today is the feast day of St. Euphemia

Militant Christ from the Archbishop’s Chapel (Museo Arcivescovile) in Ravenna 6th-century mosaic with Christ dressed a military general, holding a cross, with a lion and snake under his feet. The Latin inscription from John 14:6 reads: Ego sum via veritas et vita I am the Way,

Hagia Sophia by Gaspare Fossati (1852) From "Aya Sofia, Constantinople, As Recently Restored by Order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid, from the original drawings by Chevalier Gaspard Fossati, lithographed by Louis Haghe"

Marble icon with the Orant Virgin 11th century, Mangana (Constantinople) At the Istanbul Archaeological Museums Found abandoned in a cistern of the Mangana complex by the Marmara Sea, the marble relief icon depicts the Theotokos (Mother of God) with her arms raised in prayer