Hagia Sophia

Procopius's account highlights the Hagia Sophia's architectural grandeur and innovative design, noting its vast dome that appears to float above the nave, creating an ethereal quality. He emphasizes the use of light filtering through the numerous windows, which enhances the building's majesty and spiritual ambiance. Additionally, his description of the materials used, such as the exquisite mosaics and lavish marble, conveys the opulence that underscores the structure's significance as a symbol of Byzantine power and religious devotion.

Της του Θεού Αγίας Σοφίας - Hagia Sophia [God's Holy Wisdom] the famous Greek Orthodox Church built by the East Roman Emperor [Byzantine Empire] Justinian I between 532 and 537 AD was the largest Church of the Empire and represented the glory of the Empire. When Constantinople was conquered at 1453 it was turned into an Islamic Mosque until the fall of the Ottoman Empire at 1923. In 1936 it was turned into a museum and stil is.

Claiming the Hagia Sophia was a major goal of the Ottomans. After conquering Constantinople, Mehmed II (the Ottoman Sultan) had the church converted into a mosque. Christian regalia was thrown out and, over time, traditional mosque features were added, including the four minarets (the tall pillars that are used for the multiple call to prayers each day). Today, the Hagia Sophia functions as a museum.

Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholics and Islam were all practiced at one time at Hagia Sophia.

Before 1453 it was a church

After 1453 it was a mosque

In 1930-1935 years it became a museum.And now it's a museum.

It was used as a palace and a church. Later it was used as a mosque. Currently it is a museum open to the public.

up to 3.5 million each year

A monumental structure of completely original design created by Anthemius and Tralles. For many centuries, it was the largest cathedral in the world, and is also on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

The materials were Ashlar (dressed stone) and brick

The Agia Sophia is located in Istanbul, or Constantinople.

Because he farted so loud that he broke constantinople and so he needed to rebuild it and then a earthquake came after he rebuilded it and then he died so sad

To demonstrate the glory of the empire~ A.P.E.X

"..........is dedicated to the new Hagia Sophia that Justinian erected on the site of the one that had been burned down. As a result of Procoppius' writings, we know a great deal about the including itself including the identity of its architects, two mathematicians named Isidorus of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.

They are called Minarets and are used for a call to prayer.

You mean Sancta Sophia whose name means 'Holy Wisdom' was a Greek Orthodox Christian Basilica, later an Imperial Mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey

In the United States

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The address of the Sophia is: 103 First Street, Sophia, 25921 1309

Latitude: N 41° 0' 30.2496", Longitude: E 28° 58' 48.3249"

The Hagia Sophia is an example of Byzantine Architecture. It features minarets which are slender towers with balconies from which believers are called to daily prayer at the buildings corners. It was formerly a Christian Church that was made into an Islamic mosque. It is in Constantinople, now known as Istanbul Turkey.

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Enthroned Virgin and Child is a mosaic in Hagia Sophia. It was inaugurated by Patriarch Photius I in 867. The mosaic shows Mary sitting on a throne without a back and is shown holding the Child Jesus on her lap and her feet on a pedestal.

The hagia sophia symbolized the great strength of Christan faith, the extension into Europe and the glory of the empire

The Greek Orthodox Church.