Its unique octagonal design is impressive, but Steves really can't get over its mind-blowing mosaics — so tiny that "each ...

Likewise, the mosaic beneath the sarcophagus also shows signs of having been altered during Justinian I’s reign. Furthermore, Mimaroğlu highlighted the site’s overall significance ...

Among the mosaics already laid bare are portraits of Emperor Leo VI (made about 900 A.D.), Constantine the Great and Justinian II (995), Empress Zoë and Constantine IX (1042), John II Comnenus ...