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DescriptionApse mosaic Hagia Sophia Virgin and Child.jpg
Français : La mosaïque de la Vierge à l'Enfant (Théotokos), dans l'abside de l'ancienne basilique Sainte-Sophie (Istanbul, Turquie).
English: The Virgin and Child (Theotokos) mosaic, in the apse of Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
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The Virgin and Child (Theotokos) mosaic, in the apse of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
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