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Hagia Sophia (İstanbul, Turkey)

Hagia Sophia (Αγία Σοφία in Greek and Ayasofya in Turkish translates to "Holy Wisdom" in English) is a former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi) in İstanbul. Built in 537 AD at the beginning of the Middle Ages, it was famous in particular for its massive dome. It was the world's largest building and an engineering marvel of its time. It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture.

From the date of its construction in 537 AD until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and the seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted by the Fourth Crusaders to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was later converted into an Ottoman mosque from May 29, 1453 until 1931. It was then secularized and opened as a museum on February 1, 1935. It remained the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520.

The current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and was the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site, the prior one having been destroyed by rioters in the Nika Revolt. It was designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. Today it is a focal point of the historic sites of İstanbul listed with UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia

Taken in: Turkey / İstanbul / İstanbul / Cankurtaran (show map)

Taken on: May 25, 2018

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