Hagia Sophia

For centuries, the mysterious city of Istanbul has hosted many civilizations, of which the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire are the most famous civilizations. Today's city has these two different cultural features, Hagia Sophia is a perfect integration that you can observe the influence of the Ottoman and Byzantine Empires under a huge dome.

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Haya Sophia ("sacred wisdom") in Constantinople (the present Istanbul), originally the founder of the city Constantine Emperor Constantine emperor Constantine emperor Constantine living in 360 years Son Aya Sophia is a city cathedral or bishop It is a seat of. The original name, Megale Ekklesia (Cathedral), called Hagia Sophia, was used about 430 years ago. The first church building was destroyed in 404 riots and the second church built and donated by the Emperor Theodorus II in 415 was burned during the Nika rebellion in 532 and destroyed greatly throughout the town It brought. And death

The original building of Hagia Sophia was ordered by Emperor Constantin I in 360 years. The church he built, especially Hagia Sophia, is considered a very important part of the transfer of power from his East Romans to the West. It is regarded as a climax of religious and political festival. Construction of the final version of Hagia Sophia is supervised by Emperor Justinian and still exists today. During the rule of the two emperors, Hagia Sophia was destroyed twice and rebuilt. After the reconstruction, Hagia Sophia was regarded as the center of orthodox Christianity for 900 years until the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople

The most famous example of Byzantine architecture is Hagia Sophia. Hagia Sophia has the title of the world's most cathedral until the Ottoman Empire surrounds the Byzantine capital. After the collapse of Constantinople, the church was refurbished into a mosque and was not used for religious ceremonies until 1931 until it was reopened as a museum until 1931. Translated from Greek, the name of Hagia Sophia means "sacred wisdom". This structure is a combination of vertical structure and central structure. This church is a larger complex made by Justinian emperor. This style affected the construction of several other buildings like St. Peter's Basilica. Hagia Sophia should have been constructed to withstand the earthquake, but because the construction of Hagia Sophia was in a hurry, because the technology was not implemented in the design, it is necessary to repair the building several times due to the damage caused by the earthquake did. The reason