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http://www.princeton.edu/~asce/const_95/const.html
Project by Princeton University in 1996. Technical details of producing the model, some photographs.
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/fener_balat/
A typological study by Serhat Cetinturk of the facades of houses in this historic district of Istanbul, using maps, drawings and photographs from the archive of the Planning Department of Mimar Sinan University.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Hagia_Sophia.html
Great Buildings Online provide photographs, 3D model, choice quotations and bibliography of the Byzantine masterpiece designed by Isidoros and Anthemios in 532-7.
http://www.hagiasophia.com/
A brief history of this Byzantine building, including description of the contents and items to see.
http://www.hagia-sophia.net/
History, architecture, imperial and upper gallery, decorations, mosaics and brief history the building. Includes short list of other places to visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church
Article describing a building in Istanbul considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of Byzantine architecture, now a museum. Located at Edirnekapi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia
An illustrated history and description from the online collaborative encyclopedia of the magnificent Byzantine Church of Holy Wisdom, now known as the Ayasofya Museum.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleymaniye_Mosque
Illustrated history and description from the online collaborative encyclopedia of this grand mosque in Istanbul, built on the order of Suleiman I to a design by Sinan which reflected the nearby Hagia Sophia.
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