Located in the south upper gallery, there is an empress lodge with green marbles. There was also a covered place, with arches which was called Gynekoin and separated for women.
This design inspired by a memento mori mosaic from excavations in the convent of San Gregorio in Rome, featuring the Greek motto.
The skeleton is pointing to two words, which translate as 'Know thyself', an aphorism that was inscribed in the pronaos of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, according to the Greek traveller and geographer Pausanias (c. 110 - c. 180 AD).
Lightweight, Classic fit, Double-needle sleeve and bottom hem
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.