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Triple apse of the church of the "Red Monastery", Deir al-Ahram,Sohaq,Egypt. The Coptic monastery was founded around 340 CE and housed up to 4.000 monks in its fortress-like building. Today their number has dwindled to five.
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Triple apse of the church of the "Red Monastery", Deir al-Ahram,Sohaq,Egyp...

Frescos in the church of the "Red Monastery", Deir al-Ahram,Sohaq,Egypt. The monstery was founded in the 4th century and at one time housed 4.000 monks in its fortress-like building. Today, their number has shrunk to five.
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Frescos in the church of the "Red Monastery", Deir al-Ahram,Sohaq,Egypt. Th...

Apse of the church of the "White Monastery",Sohaq, Egypt. The monastery was founded in the 4th century and at the height of its importance in the 5th century, housed about 4.000 monks.
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Apse of the church of the "White Monastery",Sohaq, Egypt. The monastery was...

Three disciples of Jesus. Detail of mosaics ordered by the Grand Legothete Theodore Methochites (1st quarter 14th) when he rebuilt the 3rd century Kariye "Chora" Church.
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Three disciples of Jesus. Detail of mosaics ordered by the Grand Leg...

Harbaville triptych,Christ enthroned,surrounded by Saint Mary and Saint John Baptist. Various saints in the side-panels.From Constantinople, mid-10th. Ivory, 24,2 x 28,5 cm
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Harbaville triptych,Christ enthroned,surrounded by Saint Mary and Saint...

Cover of the reliquary of the tombstone of the Holy Sepulchre:An angel greets the women at Christ's tomb. Constantinople,11th-12th. Silver,chased and engraved,on a wooden base, 42,6 x 31 cm
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Cover of the reliquary of the tombstone of the Holy Sepulchre:An angel gree...

Detail of the facade of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice.
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Detail of the facade of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice.

Interior of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice. View through the central nave towards transept and apse. Mosaics, begun in the 11th century, cover more than 4000 sq.m. Iconostasis with 14 statues of Saint Mary and the apostles.
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Interior of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice. View through the central nave towards...

View of the central nave of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice. Foreground, above: the so-called Pentecost cupola with the Holy Ghost descending upon the apostles. Mosaics, begun in the 11th century, cover more than 4000 sq.m of the basilica's walls.
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View of the central nave of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice. Foreground, abov...

The so-called "Ascension-cupola", the central cupola of the basilica Saint Mark in Venice, shows Christ's ascension from a circle of apostles and Saint Mary. Mosaics cover more than 4000 m2 of the Basilica's walls.
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The so-called "Ascension-cupola", the central cupola of the basilica Saint Ma...

"Pentecost cupola" with apostles receiving the Holy Ghost and, behind, the "Ascension cupola", Saint Mary and apostles. Mosaics cover more than 4000 sq.m of the walls of St. Mark's Basilica.
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"Pentecost cupola" with apostles receiving the Holy Ghost and, behind, the "...

View of the central nave of St. Mark's basilica, from the iconostasis towards the "Ascension cupola". Mosaics cover more than 4000 sq.m of the Basilica's walls.
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View of the central nave of St. Mark's basilica, from the iconostasis tow...