Hagia Sophia No.1
Hagia Sophia with its innovative architecture, rich history, religious significance and extraordinary characteristics has been fighting against time for centuries, is the largest Eastern Roman Church in Istanbul. Constructed three times in the same location, it is the world’s oldest and fastest-completed cathedral. With its breathtaking domes that look like hanging in the air, monolithic marble columns and unparalleled mosaics, is one of the wonders of world’s architecture history. Music: bensound
Hagia Sophia No.2
A Requiem Story in St. Stephen’s Basilica, Budapest
These photographs were taken in 2017 Budapest, during a Magnum Masterclass conducted by Antoine D'agata. St. Stephen’s Basilica, the largest church in Budapest, is dedicated to Hungary’s first king, St. Stephen. 8 500 people can get in the beautiful Neoclassical cathedral at the same time. It houses Hungary’s most sacred treasure, St. Stephen’s mummified right hand, the Szent Jobb (Holy Right Hand). The building does not have Basilica form and in its place has a Greek cross floor plan. St. Stephen’s Basilica has the biggest 9 tonnes bell in Hungary. ‘Evita’ (Madonna) chose to shoot the scene of the wedding of his blonde protagonist and her beloved Perón. It is home to the tomb of a Real Madrid player, one of the most important football players of all time, the Hungarian Ferenc Puskás. Music: W. A. Mozart, Requiem In D Minor, Introitus: Requiem Aeternam