Hagia Sophia

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Name

190404_sv.jpg

Size

6.33 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

1b1c170589ca582ea3fa24dda319a4e9

Creator(s)

architect: Anthemios of Tralles (Greek, 469-539), architect: Isidoros of Meletus, the Elder (Greek, 442-612)

Time period

creation date: 532-537 CE, alteration date: addition, 1453-1595, restoration date: 1847-1849

Location

Site: Istanbul (Turkey)

Cultural context

Islamic

Byzantine

Description

interior, detail of narthex mosaic, Virgin & child with Justinian, ca. 1965

Work type

Church

Mosque

Museum

Medium

stone

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