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The Cathedral is the Hagia Sophia -- pronounced ah-ya so-fee-a. (Greek Ἁγία Σοφία / Turkish Ayasofya)
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What building survived the great fire of London?
St pauls cathedral was burnt to the ground along with a few other trade buildings
Muhammad II is credited with finally defeating the great Byzantine capital of .?
Constantinople
Where did Constantine rebuild his seat of power?
Constantine moved the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire from Nicomedia (in northwestern Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium, which he redeveloped, renamed Constantinople and inaugurated in 330. Milan remained the imperial capital of the western part of the Roman Empire.
Where did Constantine the Great move his capital?
Constantine the Great moved his capitol to the new city of Constantinople, which he named after himself. It was founded on the site of the old city of Byzantium. Constantinople is now known as Istanbul and is largest city in modern Turkey. Constantinople was the capital of the eastern part of the empire. The capital of the western part was Milan.
Constantinople was the former capital of the?
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman Empire under Emperor Constantine the Great around 330 AD.
What is the name of a Byzantine Christian cathedral built in Constantinople?
It is called the Cathedral of "Hagia Sophia" which means Divine Wisdom.
What kind of architecture is the hagia Sophia?
It is an ancient cathedral of the Church of Constantinople located in Istanbul, Turkey.
What is the cathedral in Constantinople called?
That would be Hagia Sophia, the most famous church building in the world.
Why was constantinople a great location for the capitol of the empire?
Constantinople had a great location because it was surrounded by water.
What was there religion like in constantinople?
Yes there, like, was. They were Eastern Orthodox Christians, who had broken with Rome and the Pope and thus the Roman Catholic tradition. Later on, when the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople in the mid-13th century, the city became Muslim, with the great cathedral of Hagia Sophia being converted into a mosque.
What was Justinians two goals in rebuilding the Hagia Sophia?
The Hagia Sophia was built in Constantinople as its cathedral church.
What was the most beautiful Byzantine church in Constantinople?
The cathedral church of Hagia Sophia (meaning Divine Wisdom).
What capital of Constantinople?
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman Empire under Emperor Constantine the Great around 330 AD.
Where was the formal capital of constantinople?
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman Empire under Emperor Constantine the Great around 330 AD.
What is the former capital of Constantinople?
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman Empire under Emperor Constantine the Great around 330 AD.
Where was the hagi Sofia built?
The city was originally known as Byzantium. However in the later years of the Roman empire, the city was renamed Constantinople after the emperor Constantine the Great (or Holy, depending on your reference). The city is currently named Istanbul and is located on the Levent Peninsula in Turkey. Originally built as a christian cathedral, it was later converted into a mosque during the Ottoman empire. Until 1528, it was the world's largest cathedral.
Who created Constantinople?
Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Byzantine/Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople around 330 AD.
