calligraphic roundels Archives » Hagia Sophia https://hagiasophiaturkey.com/tag/calligraphic-roundels/ All about Hagia Sophia and Byzantine Art & Architecture in Turkey. Wed, 12 Sep 2018 22:37:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://hagiasophiaturkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-Hagia-Sophia-Turkey-Research-Team-Website-Icon-32x32.png calligraphic roundels Archives » Hagia Sophia https://hagiasophiaturkey.com/tag/calligraphic-roundels/ 32 32 Calligraphic Roundels https://hagiasophiaturkey.com/calligraphic-roundels/ https://hagiasophiaturkey.com/calligraphic-roundels/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:51:25 +0000 http://hagiasophiaturkey.com/?p=853 Inscripted by M. ‘’Izzet Efendi’’, the eight calligraphic roundels of Hagia Sophia were placed by Fossatis during the Sultan Abdulmejid reign. The huge wooden panels bear the names of Allah, Mohammed and his grandsons; Hasan & Hussein and four caliphates. They intended to remove them when the mosque was converted into a museum. However, they […]

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