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6 days ago · The origins of the Palaiologos family are unclear. According to several later oral traditions, the family had originated in Italy, supposedly in the city of Viterbo. As per this version, the family name Palaiologos (Palaios logos, lit. "old word") was a Greek translation of vetus verbum, a dubious etymology of Viterbo.
2 days ago · The main dome of the Hagia Sophia was the largest pendentive dome in the world until the completion of St Peter's Basilica, and it has a much lower height than any other dome of such a large diameter. The great dome at the Hagia Sophia is 32.6 meters (one hundred and seven feet) in diameter and is only 0.61 meters (two feet) thick.
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3 days ago · ISBN 978-3-030-36617-9. It [Albanian] is the official language of Albania, the co-official language of Kosovo, and the co-official language of many western municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia. Albanian is also spoken widely in some areas in Greece, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia, and in some towns in southern Italy and Sicily.
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3 days ago · Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës. / 38.883°N 77.017°W / 38.883; -77.017. / 40.717°N 74.000°W / 40.717; -74.000. Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës (zakonisht të njohura si Shtetet e Bashkuara, SHBA ose Amerika, anglisht United States of America) janë një republikë federale kushtetuese, e përbërë prej 50 shtetesh dhe ...
May 1, 2024 · HISTORIKU I ALFABETIT SHQIP. 113-Vjetori i Kongresit të Manastirit – Alfabetit. Nga Bedri TAHIRI. “Shqipja është një gjuhë e lashtë, por me një alfabet të ri. Shqipëria një truall që ka nxjerrë dhe u ka dhënë historisë dhe kulturës së popujve të tjerë njerëz të shquar, ka pritur me shekuj një Buzuk, një Veqilharxh ...
May 2, 2024 · The mosaic is located in the apse semi-dome of Hagia Sophia. In the mosaic, Mary is enthroned and she puts her right hand on the shoulder of the Child Christ who is seated in her lap. Her left hand holds a handkerchief, which is on Christ’s knee. In the mosaic, Christ has a fair complexion. It was uncovered in 867 AD by Photius the Patriarch.
Apr 20, 2024 · Construction of the Hagia Sophia cathedral dates back to 537 AD, when Istanbul (known then as Constantinople) was the capital of the medieval Byzantine Empire. Hagia Sophia was an engineering marvel at the time, and for awhile it was the largest building in the world. It remained the largest cathedral in the world for almost 1,000 years.
