Coronation Area- Hagia Sophia
by Jacqueline M Lewis
Title
Coronation Area- Hagia Sophia
Artist
Jacqueline M Lewis
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photography
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The church was not simply a place of worship; many important ceremonies happened at Aya Sofya. On this ornate floor, Byzantine emperors were crowned.The coronations area, omphalion, is a unique section of flooring composed of circles of granite, red and green porphyry and verd antique (serpentine) in a technique called opus sectile (cutting thin sections of colored stone to make elaborate inlaid floors.
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October 30th, 2013
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