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Hagia Sophia.

Hagia Sophia is an important Byzantine structure in Istanbul that was originally built as a Christian church but later became a mosque and museum before being converted back to a mosque. It reflects the religious changes in the region over centuries, combining Christian mosaics with Islamic architecture like minarets and inscriptions. The building uses an innovative architectural design with a large central dome supported by pendentives.

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Hagia Sophia.

Hagia Sophia is an important Byzantine structure in Istanbul that was originally built as a Christian church but later became a mosque and museum before being converted back to a mosque. It reflects the religious changes in the region over centuries, combining Christian mosaics with Islamic architecture like minarets and inscriptions. The building uses an innovative architectural design with a large central dome supported by pendentives.

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HAGIA SOPHIA

THE PATRIARCHAL CATHEDRAL OF THE IMPERIAL CAPITAL OF CONSTANTINOPLE, IT WAS THE


LARGEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE (THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE) AND
THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH, EXCEPT DURING THE LATIN EMPIRE FROM 1204 TO 1261, WHEN
IT BECAME THE CITY'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL. IN 1453, AFTER THE FALL OF
CONSTANTINOPLE TO THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, IT WAS CONVERTED INTO A MOSQUE. IN 1935 THE
SECULAR TURKISH REPUBLIC ESTABLISHED IT AS A MUSEUM. IN 2020, IT RE-OPENED AS A
MOSQUE.
The church was dedicated to the Holy Wisdom,
the Logos, the second person of the Trinity.
Sophia is the Latin transliteration of the Greek
word for wisdom .

Built by the eastern Roman emperor Justinian I


also known as Justinian the Great. He was the
Eastern Roman emperor from 527 to 565.

Justinian I
In early July 2020, the Council of State annulled the Cabinet's 1934 decision to
establish the museum, revoking the monument's status, and a subsequent decree by
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ordered the reclassification of Hagia Sophia as
a mosque.decree was ruled to be unlawful under both Ottoman and Turkish law as
Hagia Sophia's waqf, endowed by Sultan Mehmed, had designated the site a mosque;
proponents of the decision argued the Hagia Sophia was the personal property of the
sultan.This redesignation is controversial, invoking condemnation from the Turkish
opposition, UNESCO, the World Council of Churches, the International Association of
Byzantine Studies, and many international leaders.
The Hagia Sophia was the seat of the
Patriarchate of Constantinople and a principal
setting for Byzantine imperial ceremonies, such
as coronations.
So..Hagia Sophia, also called Church of the Holy Wisdom
or Church of the Divine Wisdom, an important Byzantine
structure in Istanbul and one of the world’s great
monuments. It was built as a Christian church of the
Byzantine emperor Justinian I. In subsequent centuries it
became a mosque, a museum, and a mosque again. The
building reflects the religious changes that have played out
in the region over the centuries, with the minarets and
inscriptions of Islam as well as the lavish mosaics of
Christianity.
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.
In plan the building is almost square. There are
three aisles separated by columns with galleries
above and great marble piers rising up to
support the dome. The walls above the galleries
and the base of the dome are pierced by
windows, which in the glare of daylight
obscure the supports and give the impression
that the canopy floats on air.

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