{"id":114637,"date":"2026-11-08T17:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T17:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114637"},"modified":"2026-11-08T17:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T17:20:17","slug":"istanbul-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/istanbul-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Foto's van Istanbul, van de Hagia Sophia tot de Galatabrug"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Christian Pure wrote this page. If a link to picturesofislam.com brought you here: that address once belonged to a picture site about Islam. We hold the lapsed address now, we have no connection with that site, and nothing here is taken from it. Mary with the Child in the apse, dedicated in 867, and on either side of her the great discs written in 1849, as they looked in 2008. Photo: Altay Ozcan, CC BY-SA 4.0 This is Hagia Sophia,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirteen pictures of Istanbul, from Hagia Sophia to the Galata Bridge, each with the dated history of what we are looking at.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-114637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-history"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12116,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/historical-origins-byzantine-roman-catholic-churches\/","url_meta":{"origin":114637,"position":0},"title":"Byzantine Catholic vs Roman Catholic: One Church, Two Ways of Worship","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"januari 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Byzantine Catholics share the faith and pope of Roman Catholics but worship in the rite of Constantinople, with married priests and infant Communion.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Noah's Ark and the rainbow, in the style of Michelangelo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00208.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00208.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00208.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00208.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35817,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/kingdom-halls-without-windows\/","url_meta":{"origin":114637,"position":1},"title":"Why Do Some Kingdom Halls Lack Windows?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover why some Kingdom Halls lack windows, exploring practical choices and deeper beliefs behind their unique designs in worship.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Noah's Ark and the rainbow, in the style of Leonardo da Vinci","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00213.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00213.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00213.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00213.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54792,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/orthodox-christianity-facts-statistics\/","url_meta":{"origin":114637,"position":2},"title":"Orthodox Christianity Facts &#038; Statistics","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover key facts and statistics about Orthodox Christianity, its beliefs, traditions, and global influence. 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