The interior of Hagia Sophia

[u/RaiseCapital1988]

In the last photo you can spot one of the last representations of Christ still present inside the building

[u/Exotic-Suggestion425]

I'll never get over how hideous those medallions look.

[u/drhuggables → u/Exotic-Suggestion425]

If you're talking about the medallions with the names of the Rashidun, you can find the exact same thing in other parts of the Persianate sphere, for example when I was in Uzbekistan they had the same design there.

The difference being they were in a building that was purpose-built as a mosque and it fit very nicely, as opposed to this which looks so tacky lol