Cousin · Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

buttresses

The massive solid buttresses around Hagia Sophia.

Over the centuries, heavy masonry buttresses were built against Hagia Sophia's walls to hold the great dome and its arches. Unlike Gothic flyers they are solid: weight, not a leaping arch.

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