<P> The Marble Door inside the Hagia Sophia is located in the southern upper enclosure or gallery . It was used by the participants in synods, who entered and left the meeting chamber through this door . It is said that each side is symbolic and that one side represents heaven while the other represents hell . Its panels are covered in fruits and fish motives . The door opens into a space that was used as a venue for solemn meetings and important resolutions of patriarchate officials . </P> <P> The Nice Door is the oldest architectural element found in the Hagia Sophia dating back to the 2nd century BC . The decorations are of reliefs of geometric shapes as well as plants that are believed to have come from a pagan temple in Tarsus, Mersin now modern - day Turkey . It was incorporated into the building by Emperor Theophilos in 838AD where it is placed in the south exit in the inner narthex . </P> <P> The Emperor Door is the door that would be used solely by the Emperor as well as his personal bodyguard and retinue . It is the largest door in the Hagia Sophia and has been dated to the 6th century . It is about 7 meters long and Eastern Roman sources say it was made with wood from Noah's Ark . </P> <P> At the northwest of the building, there is a column with a hole in the middle covered by bronze plates . This column goes by different names; the perspiring column, the wishing column, the sweating column or the crying column . The column is said to be damp when touched and have supernatural powers . The legend states that since St. Gregory the Miracle Worker appeared near the column in the year 1200, it has been moist . It is believed that touching the moisture cures many illnesses . </P>

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