Hagia Sophia (Trabzon, Turkey): Exterior: North porch: Decorative roundel above central arch

Published/Created:

1238-1263

Date Depicted:

2008
500 AD - 1499 AD

Notes:

Built during the reign of Manuel I Grand Komnenos, Empire of Trebizond. The church is constructed from ashlar, with Georgian, Armenian, and Islamic regional influences.

Topics:

Architecture -- Turkey -- 13th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Late Byzantine

Accession Number:

4370-579

Genre:

churches (AAT)
plaques (flat objects) (AAT)
sculpture: reliefs (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Currency, Coins & Medals
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Photos courtesy of Marinis Vasileios

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

OID:

10507938

PID:

digcoll:1839620