HAGIA SOPHIA

Hagia Sophia: Christanity and Islamic Architectural Influences

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Hagia Sophia: Christanity and Islamic Architectural Influences

Introduction

Hagia Sophia is certainly the most famous monument in Istanbul. The word comes from the Greek Hagia Sophia, which means "Holy Wisdom". In Turkish, known as Hagia Sophia Ayasofya. Sophia is a former Christian basilica founded at the time of Constantinople, specifically in the sixth century. At the time of Sultan Mehmed II (fifteenth century), the building converted into a mosque. Hagia Sophia, mosque or church, is no longer a place of worship since 1934, when it classified as a museum (Nelson, 2004). Hagia Sophia ...