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Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia. Description. Covered by a central dome - Sometimes considered the 8 th wonder of the world - Hagia Sophia means Holy Wisdom/Holy Trinity - 31 x 56 meters

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Hagia Sophia

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  1. Hagia Sophia

  2. Description • Covered by a central dome- Sometimes considered the 8th wonder of the world • - Hagia Sophia means Holy Wisdom/Holy Trinity • - 31 x 56 meters • - The interior is covered with polychrome marbles, colorful mosaics and brick- The exterior is simply brick, stone, massive vaults and domes • Walls were extremely sensitive and unstable, especially the dome. • Used for Byzantine imperial ceremonies and was the main Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople

  3. History • Now known as the Ayasogya Museum-Built in 352-37 A.D.-Former Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul-Nothing remains of the first church that was built on the same site-Collapsed multiple times due to earthquakes-The second was built by Constantius II but was burned down and rebuilt-In404 A.D. – was destroyed by mobs set into action when emperor Arcadius sent archbishop John Chrysostom into exile for his criticism of the empress-In 415 A.D. – Emperor Theodosius II rebuilt the church-Attacked once again in 532 A.D.

  4. The dome collapsed after an earthquake in 558, its replacement in 563.- Partial collapse in 989 - During the Latin Occupation (1204-1261) the church became a Roman Catholic cathedral - In 1453, Sultan Mohammed declared Eastern Christianity’s cornerstone a mosque after the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks - All mosaics and paintings were covered by plaster because of Islamic code - Instead, the walls were decorated with calligraphy and wood carvings

  5. Remained a mosque until the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century • Then finally changed to the Ayasofya Museum in 1935 under President Kemal Ataturk • - Now, The Hagia Sophia is one of the most advanced monuments since the fall of Rome

  6. - Its influence, was widespread from Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Muslim worlds - To Christians, it was the Hagia Sophia, Church of the Holy Wisdom and Mother Church of the Orthodox faith- To Muslims, it became Mosque of Holy Wisdom and Jewel of Istanbul • - It is one of the greatest example of Byzantine architecture

  7. Bibliography • Wikipedia. "Hagia Sophia." . 13 10. 2006. . 15 10. 2006 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia>. • Highlights of Istanbul. . 10 10. 2006 <http://www.guideistanbul.net/ayasofya.htm>. • . "Hagia Sophia." . 25 11. 2005. Islamic Architecture . 10 10. 2006 <http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/architecture/monuments/hagia.sophia.html >. • Nelson, Robert. Hagia Sophia 1850-1950 Holy Wisdom Modern Monument : University of Chicago Press

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