the church of hagia sophia is located at pergamon.
the church of hagia sophia is located at pergamon.
where is the church of hagia sophia located?
pergamon
since the 3rd century, there was a church in the location of the current hagia sophia. in the 8th century, the present structure was erected, based on the hagia sophia in constantinople (present-day istanbul, turkey). in 1205, when the fourth crusade captured the city, the hagia sophia was converted into the cathedral of thessaloniki, which it remained after the city was returned to the byzantine empire in 1246. after the capture of thessaloniki by the ottoman sultan murad ii on 29 march 1430, the church was converted into a mosque. it was reconverted to a church upon the liberation of thessaloniki in 1912.
hagia sophia, thessaloniki
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.
hagia sophia