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
material
technique
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)
60.0 m
minaret (west )
60.0 m
minaret (south)
60.0 m
minaret (east)

Geography

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