Louis Haghe - Nartex, ou porche. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Summary
Print shows narthex, or porch, of Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia; with groups of men in traditional dress.
Title from plate list.
Illus. in: Aya Sofia, Constantinople, as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid / from the original drawings by Chevalier Gaspard Fossati; lithographed by Louis Haghe, Esq. London : Messrs. P. & D. Colnagni & Co., 1852, [p. 8], plate 2.
Some plates were bound in volume in incorrect numbering sequence.
Tags
Date
01/01/1852
Contributors
Haghe, Louis, 1806-1885, lithographer
Fossati, Gaspare, 1809-1883, artist
Location
Silahtarağa (Istanbul, Turkey), 41.06667, 28.93333
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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