Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom, the Hagia Sophia
Visit to the Ottoman Empire
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| Accession Nr.: | D.4467. |
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| Type: | photograph |
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1905–1906
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| Acquisition: | collection of Dezső Bozóky |
| Materials/Techniques: | hand-coloured stereo glass diapositive |
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| Dimensions: | height: 8.5 cm width: 17 cm |
Dezső Bozóky hand-coloured glass diapositive. From Dezső Bozóky's Photographic Collection: Constantinople (İstanbul). The Christian church was built in the 6th century AD, and was converted into a mosque in 1453, after the fall of Constantinople. It has been a museum since 1935.