Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Gold Mosaic Christ Pantocrator, Hagia Sofia, Istanbul
Christ the Pantocrator ("ruler of all") is portrayed in one of several gold mosaics in the Aya Sofya Museum. The Christian mosaics were covered with plaster by Muslim conquerors after 1453, but several such as this one have been uncovered and restored.
Source: Photoseek: Turkey
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