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Interior showing dome on pendentives, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, completed 537.

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Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia

Dome, showing pendentive construction, of the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, 6th century.

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Interior showing dome on pendentives, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, completed 537.

Interior showing dome on pendentives, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, by Anthemius of Tralles...

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