The place was separated for ecclesiastics. In the arch of bema, there were the mosaics of the archangels Micheal & Gabriel. The mosaic of Micheal doesn’t exist now but Gabriel survives today.
Bema
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Hagia Sophia Research Team (HSRT) consists of a group of people who likes to research Byzantine Heritage in Turkey by visiting and taking photos of the historical places.