View from the chord of the apse looking across the area of the apse, down the nave, to the narthex and exonarthex. A distance of over 600 feet.

The wealth of St. Leonidas is indicated not only by its immense size but by the elaborate carving on remaining capitals as well as the marble of the columns.

Shot of Christ as central figure in the dome of the church. While the icon of Cyril and Methodius is covered with silver and placed above the bishop's chair, nonetheless the tradition of placing Christ in the dominant ...

Long-shot of nave and apse with original mosaics dating to the time of Justinian. Note that in the center of the nave is an altar. This ancient altar is in the north African position.

Interior of Sant'Agnese showing the balcony for the catechumens.

Christ sitting on the orb of the cosmos surrounded by apostles with Mary flanked by angels on the circumference of the dome.

Close up shot of Dome of Hagia Sophia. From church to mosque under Kemal Ataturk, the mosque became a museum.

Note the steps leading up to the apse and in the center-left the two visible squares with holes on which once stood two of the columns supporting the baldacchino over the altar.

Bishop's throne beneath the mosaic of Sant'Agnese.

Medium shot of balconies illustrating (at street level) the length to which builders went to bury the floor of the church into the hillside so that the altar could be directly above the grave of the martyr.