Hagia Sophia Floor Plan Labeled

The original church on the site of the hagia sophia is said to have been ordered to be built by constantine i in 325 on the foundations of a pagan temple.

Hagia sophia floor plan labeled.

The building facing east facing the blue mosque and one of the side streets with the yerebatan cistern. The topkapi palace is just a few meters. His son constantius ii consecrated it in 360. Floor plan of hagia sophia description floor plan of hagia sophia in the seventeenth century showing 1 madrasa 1453 81 2 mausoleum of selim ii 1576 77 3 mausoleum of murad iii 1599 1600 4 undated mausoleum of princes 5 mausoleum of mehmed iii 1608 9 6 baptistery 7 domed sabil.

It is an architectural intelligence and the first masterpiece in byzantine architecture. Hagia sophia floor plan floor plan of the hagia sophia istanbul. Hagia sphia its name from the word hagia in greek means god and sophia wisdom. The hagia sophia was included in the annual list of 100 most endangered monuments published by the world monuments fund in 1996 and in 1998 to secure funds for continued work.

Hagia sophia greek ἁγία σοφία for holy wisdom was designed to be the major basilica of the byzantine empire and held the record for the largest dome in the world until the duomo was built in florence in the 15th century ce. It has been the largest cathedral for 1000 years until the seville cathedral was built. The hagia sophia museum in sultanahmet in the heart of historic istanbul turkey. Hagia sophia in istanbul constructed 532 537 ce continues to be revered as one of the most important structures in the world.

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