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hl gehen. 2. ist die Kirche fuer sich so mit Tuerckischen Deppichen (_aoreis_) beleget und hat nur ein Thor. Ist ein hohes Gewoelb (_laquearia_) und wie auch die ueberige 2 Gewoelbe (_laquearia_) ganz vergueldet und uebermahlet, und die Waende von unten an biss an die Schwibboegen mit dem schoensten Marmelstein bekleidet. Auss diesem gehet man 3. durch einen niedern Crepidinem in dem dritten Theil der Kirchen, da der Bauherr oder Stiffter mit andern sehr schoenen Bildnuessen mit Gold gemahlet stehen, mit einem etwas niedern als der vorige Schwibboegen (_laquearia_). Auss diesem gehet man in den 4ten gewoelbten auch gemahlten aber etwas finstern und viel kleine Fenster in sich haltenden Ort. Aussen an der Kirchmauren stehet diese Schrift. [Illustration: Monogram in Greek.] Vor dem Vorhoff (_vestibulo_, [Greek: propilio]) dieser Kirchen [Greek: tes 'Aetiou] zeigte mir Theodosius den Ort, da der letzte Christliche Kaeyser Constantinus als er bey der Tuerckischen Eroberung der Stadt fliehen wollen, von Pferde gestuertzet, und tod gefunden seyn solle. 'Not far from here is a very beautiful church where there is said to have been in times past a very large monastery with many houses for teachers and scholars within its walls. Nothing of all that is to be seen now except the ruins of a splendid gate and a dry cistern in which the Jews spin, throw, and prepare silk. In front of the church there is a large court surrounded by a covered passage (_porticus_), which is adorned with beautiful figures from the Old and New Testaments painted on gilded quadrangular glass cubes with Greek inscriptions; but the ancient faces of these (figures) are scratched out. The walls of this passage are covered with marble of different colours. It has also three or four high crepidines[451] or vaulted compartments (?) with the pictures of the prophets, of the apostles, and of Christ in gold. The master of the house, or rather the builder, or perhaps the founder, [Greek: ho ktetor], and his wife are also painted there in a costume very much the same as is worn to-day, but with a very strange head-ornament, from which we may conclude that he was one of the most distinguished of the imperial staff, for this ornament looks almost like a duke's biretta of silk and fur; the belt (_cinctura_) is of different colours, such as nowadays the Jews or Armenians wear, white and blue m
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