Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque, museum and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The last of... Wikipedia

  • Location:  Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Designer:  Isidore of Miletus, Anthemius of Tralles
  • Type:  Eastern Orthodox church (c. 360 AD –1204, 1261–1453), Roman Catholic church (1204–1261), Sunni Muslim mosque (1453–1934, 2020–present), Museum (1935–2020, 2024–present)
  • Material:  Ashlar, Roman brick
  • Length:  82 m (269.03 ft)
  • Width:  73 m (239.5 ft)
  • Height:  55 m (180.45 ft)
  • Beginning date:  c. 346
  • Completion date:  360
  • Dedicated to:  The Holy Wisdom, a reference to the second person of the Trinity, or Jesus Christ
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo