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Hagia Sophia The Hagia Sophia is a converted former church and mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. Hagia Sophia is the beauty of great  Istanbul, built over 1500 years ago. When you walk inside, you get the impression that you  have entered another world. Hagia Sophia is a building that was built  three times on the same site. Today's Hagia Sophia is known as the "Third Hagia Sophia". Previous cathedrals were burned and destroyed during popular uprisings. The cur

rent Hagia Sophia was built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I between 532 and 537  according to the designs of the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. Upon  completion, it became the world's largest indoor space and one of the first buildings to use a  fully suspended dome structure. Hagia Sophia became the most expensive project during the  entire existence of the Byzantine Empire. This was probably the most unusual construction project  in the entire history of the

Byzantine Empire. The best building materials were used  during construction. Columns and other marble elements were brought from all over the  Mediterranean. In addition to marble decorations, Justinian intended to give the temple under  construction unprecedented splendor and luxury, using gold, silver and ivory. The Hagia Sophia impresses not only with its complex architecture, but  also with its majestic size. The cathedral has a dome height of about 56 meters and a diameter of 31.5 meters.

107 decorative columns were used during construction. The Hagia Sophia Hall has several entrances. The main entrance - the imperial gate, according to legend, is made from the remains of Noah's Ark and was intended exclusively for the  emperor. The height of the gate is 7 meters. It remained the largest cathedral in the world for almost a thousand years, until the Seville Cathedral was built in 1520. In 557-558, Hagia Sophia suffered from a devastating earthquake, which damaged the dome and requ

ired major repairs. Justinian ordered immediate restoration. He entrusted it to Isidore the Younger, nephew of Isidore of Miletus. Isidore changed the type of dome, erecting a ribbed dome with pendants. The dome became 6.25 meters higher and brighter due to the windows installed between the dome and the base. In 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, Constantinople  was attacked by the Crusaders and the Hagia Sophia was sacked and desecrated. Almost all of the cathedral's valuables were taken to the w

est. In 1453, after the conquest of Constantinople, Sultan Fatih Mehmed II went straight to Hagia Sophia, admired the grandeur and splendor of the temple and prayed there. Hagia Sophia was the main mosque of Istanbul until the construction of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in 1616. In particular, the additions and adaptations  made by Mimar Sinan to the Hagia Sophia played an important role in preserving this  human heritage today. The 19th-century restoration of the Hagia Sophia  was commissioned by S

ultan Abdülmecid I (r.1823–1861) and completed between 1847 and  1849 by eight hundred workers under the direction of the Swiss-Italian architects  brothers Gaspare and Giuseppe Fossati. Restoration continues today. Hagia Sophia, thanks to its rich history has witnessed many cultural and historical events. In 2014, actor Necati Shaşmaz, known for his role  as Polat Alemdar, starred with the famous Hollywood star Andy Garcia on the set of the phenomenal series “Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu” in Hagia Sophi

a The decision to transfer Haia Sophia from the  status of a museum to a mosque caused a lot of controversy. It is important to remember  that for the last 500 years before receiving the status of a museum, the cathedral was a  mosque. And it was thanks to the actions of the Ottoman khans that the building and its  decoration were preserved to this day. Thank you for your attention  to the history of Hagia Sophia.