The site was a Greek Orthodox church from AD 360 to 1453, except for a brief time as a Latin Catholic church between the Fourth Crusade and 1261. ... After the ... Hagia Sophia (disambiguation) · Runic inscriptions in Hagia... · Seville Cathedral

10 сент. 2024 г. · Hagia Sophia, place of worship built at Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in the 6th century CE under the direction of the Byzantine ...

Originally called Megale Ekklesia (Great Church), the name Hagia Sophia came into use around 430. The first church structure was destroyed during riots in 404; ...

Hagia Sophia's history spans 1500 years. Once a church, then a museum, and now a mosque, the monument has witnessed the rise and fall of several dynasties.

12 янв. 2018 г. · What Is the Hagia Sophia? The Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya in Turkish) was originally built as a basilica for the Greek Orthodox Christian Church.

Initially, Hagia Sophia was built as Constantinople's central cathedral in the 4th century under emperor Constantius II, although its wooden roof led to it ...

Hagia Sophia, which was converted into a mosque with the conquest and served as a mosque for 481 years, was closed off to the public after the restoration works ...

It was originally a Byzantine Eastern Orthodox cathedral and was turned into a mosque after the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire. The walls and ...

Hagia Sophia wasn't just a place of worship; it was the heart of the Byzantine Empire. Coronations of emperors took place here, and the vast space resonated ...