Architecture

Hagia Sophia, apse with minbar and mihrab

Istanbul, Turkey

Ἁγία Σοφία (Agia Sofia) [Greek]
Sancta Sophia [Latin]
Sancta Sapientia [Latin]
Ayasofya [Turkish]
Hagia Sophia, apse, minbar, mihrab

Architecture

structure overview
architectural element(s)

Architecture: Hagia Sophia

built
style/period
work type by function
1453–1931
1935–2020
since 2020
material
technique
patronage

Specifications

Specifications: Hagia Sophia

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

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,501 × 5,107  pixel
46.6 × 43.2 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected, merged image
copyrights
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