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The Emperor Constantine V ordered the restorations [6] and had its interior decorated with mosaics and frescoes. Some restorations from this time have survived to the present. The Dome of Hagia Irene, with a crescent Alem, an Ottoman religious decoration that was added on top of Military colours and domes of mosques or converted churches.
The Church of Saint Irene (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίας Ειρήνης, romanized: Ierós Naós Agías Irínis, lit. 'Sacred Temple of Saint Irene' Greek pronunciation: [aˈʝia iˈrini]), also known as Hagia Irene or Hagia Eirene, is an Eastern Orthodox church in the city of Athens, Greece, built on the site of an older medieval church, located on Aiolou Street.
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Vaults appear to have been early applied to the basilican type of plan; for instance, at Hagia Irene, Constantinople (6th century), the long body of the church is covered by two domes. Interior of the Hagia Sophia under renovation, showing many features of the grandest Byzantine architecture.
The 4th century Hagia Irene, built by Constantine, is the oldest standing Byzantine church in the city Following the decision by Theodora , wife of Theophilus, to restore the icons in 843, many churches and other prominent Byzantine buildings in the city were adorned with new icons, but some, like Hagia Irene , still bear the signs of the ...
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