Hagia Sophia, Trabzon
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Hagia Sophia is a formerly Greek Orthodox church that was converted into a mosque following the conquest of Trabzon by Mehmed II in 1461. It is located in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey. It was converte
A view of the Hagia Sophia of Trabzon
Rendering of a Fresco in the apse of the Hagia Sophia in Trebizond (Trabzon, Turkey), 1864.
A view of the Hagia Sophia of Trabzon (today a mosque) with its bell tower and the Black Sea coast in the background
Bell tower
The Towers of Trebizond
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The Towers of Trebizond is a novel by Rose Macaulay. Published in 1956, it was the last of her novels, and the most successful. It was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in the ye
Hagia Sophia, Trabzon
…opus sectile mosaic. The church figures prominently and has key significance for the lead character's spiritual development in Rose Macaulay's novel The Towers of Trebizond. "It took me some time to make out the Greek inscription, which was about saving me from my sins, and I hesitated to say this prayer, as I really did…
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