Hagia Sophia | History, Architecture, Mosaics, Facts, & Significance
WEBSep 10, 2024 — Hagia Sophia, an important Byzantine structure in Istanbul and one of the world’s great monuments. It was built as a Christian church in the 6th century ce (532–537) under the direction of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. In subsequent centuries it became a mosque, a museum, and a mosque again.
Hagia Sophia - Byzantine, Istanbul, Monument | Britannica
WEBSep 10, 2024 — Hagia Sophia - Byzantine, Istanbul, Monument: The Hagia Sophia combines a longitudinal basilica and a centralized building in a wholly original manner, with a huge 32-metre (105-foot) main dome supported on pendentives and two semidomes, one on either side of the longitudinal axis.
Hagia Sophia - Wikipedia
WEBThe current structure was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I as the Christian cathedral of Constantinople for the Byzantine Empire between 532 and 537, and was designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.
Hagia Sophia - World History Encyclopedia
WEBNov 19, 2015 — Hagia Sophia (Greek Ἁγία Σοφία, for 'Holy Wisdom') was designed to be the major basilica of the Byzantine Empire and held the record for the largest dome in the world until the Duomo was built in Florence in the 15th century.
Hagia Sophia ‑ Meaning, Mosque & Istanbul | HISTORY
WEBJan 12, 2018 — The Hagia Sophia is an enormous architectural marvel in Istanbul, Turkey, that was originally built as a Christian basilica nearly 1,500 years ago. Much like the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the...
Hagia Sophia History, Architecture, Facts (Updated 2024)
WEBDec 7, 2023 — Hagia Sophia is undoubtedly one of the structures that changed the history of architecture. It remained as the world’s biggest monotheistic temple for 1000 years.
Hagia Sophia: A Masterpiece of Architecture and Cultural Fusion
WEBAug 28, 2023 — Hagia Sophia is one of the most talked about, argued and important structures in world history. A sanctuary of thousands of years, the heart of …
Hagia Sophia: Facts, History & Architecture - Live Science
WEBMar 1, 2013 — The Hagia Sophia, whose name means “holy wisdom,” is a domed monument originally built as a cathedral in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in the sixth century A.D. It contains two floors...
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul - Smarthistory
WEBThe present Hagia Sophia or the Church of Holy Wisdom became a mosque in 1453 following the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans under Sultan Mehmed II. In 1934, Atatürk, founder of Modern Turkey, converted the mosque into a museum.
Hagia Sophia: Facts & Related Content - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBHagia Sophia, place of worship built at Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in the 6th century CE under the direction of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. It is considered to be the most important Byzantine structure in the world …