architecture
Hagia Sophia
Istanbul, Turkey
Ἁγία Σοφία (Agia Sofia) [Greek]
Sancta Sophia [Latin]
Sancta Sapientia [Latin]
Ayasofya [Turkish]
Architecture
built
–
style/period
work type by function
537–1054
1054–1204
1204–1261
1261–1453
1453–1931
1935–2020
since 2020
technique
architect
patronage
Specifications
height
55.0 m
width
73.0 m
length
82.0 m
number cupolas
1
cupolas/domes
height (outer)
56.0 m
diameter (outer)
31.0 m
number towers
4
towers
60.0 m
minaret
north
north
60.0 m
minaret
west
west
60.0 m
minaret
south
south
60.0 m
minaret
east
east
Geography
Europe » Asia » Southern Europe » Western Asia » Turkey » Istanbul Province » Istanbul » Fatih » Sultanahmet
local language location name
İstanbul, Türkiye [Turkish]
historic location names
Istanbul
استانبول
(Istānbūl)
[Ottoman Turkish]
Constantinople
قسطنطينيه
(Qusṭanṭīnīya/Ḳosṭanṭīnīye)
[Ottoman Turkish]
Constantinople
Κωνσταντινούπολις
(Konstantinoúpolis)
[Greek]
Κωνσταντινούπολη
(Konstantinoúpoli)
[Greek]
Constantinopolis
[Latin]
historical affiliations
537-1204
1204-1261
1261-1453
1453-1923
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
III,
IV
designation
reference
356bis-001
