Mosaics of Hagia Sophia

...from an antique 19th century book in my collection. They are high resolution PNGs.  The page may take a while to load.  There will be three pages of these.

Meet Bob Atchison - the Creator of this Website

I am an icon painter, Russian Historian and Austin Web Designer formerly of Seattle, Washington and now living in Austin, Texas. My interest in Byzantium and icons began when I was 8 years old and read my first book on Byzantium called "The Fall of Constantinople".

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Imperial Procession in Blachernae

Emperor John Tzimiskes, the murderer of Nikephorus II Phocas


Collections of Beautiful Icons


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