hagia sophia is an example of byzantine style of architecture.
hagia sophia is an example of byzantine style of architecture.
hagia sophia is an example of which style of architecture?
byzantine
the most famous example of byzantine architecture is hagia sophia. the hagia sophia held the title of largest church in the world until the ottoman empire sieged the byzantine capital. after the fall of constantinople, the church was converted into a mosque and was used for religious services until 1931, until it was reopened as a museum in 1935.translated from greek, the name hagia sophia means "sacred wisdom".









































section::::important byzantine monuments.:hagia sophia.:construction of hagia sophia.
byzantine architecture
bullet::::- 726 – hagia sophia was stripped of religious illustrations and sculptural work.









































bullet::::- 842 – st sophia was finally re-installed. commencing the redecoration of hagia sophia.









































bullet::::- 859 – a great fire damaged the hagia sophia.









































bullet::::- 869 – an earthquake caused a half dome to collapse.









































bullet::::- 989 – another massive earthquake caused the collapse of the western dome.









































bullet::::- 994 – hagia sophia was reopened after reconstruction took place.









































bullet::::- 1204 – hagia sophia became a roman catholic cathedral.









































bullet::::- 1261 – hagia sophia was converted to an orthodox church again.
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