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There are 8 wooden circular panes in Hagia Sophia

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hagia-sophia_AJP2028-856531552.jpg There are 8 of these round calligraphic panes in Hagia SophiaThumbnailsThis group of circular marble slabs is the Omphalion. The large central slab is where the coronation of Byzantine emperors took place.There are 8 of these round calligraphic panes in Hagia SophiaThumbnailsThis group of circular marble slabs is the Omphalion. The large central slab is where the coronation of Byzantine emperors took place.There are 8 of these round calligraphic panes in Hagia SophiaThumbnailsThis group of circular marble slabs is the Omphalion. The large central slab is where the coronation of Byzantine emperors took place.There are 8 of these round calligraphic panes in Hagia SophiaThumbnailsThis group of circular marble slabs is the Omphalion. The large central slab is where the coronation of Byzantine emperors took place.

The panes contain the names of Allah, Muhammad, and the four caliphs, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, as well as Hasan and Husayn, the grandsons of Muhammad.
[Hagia Sophia - Istanbul - Turkey]