Istanbul, Turkey
Ἁγία Σοφία (Agia Sofia) [Greek]
Sancta Sophia [Latin]
Sancta Sapientia [Latin]
Ayasofya [Turkish]
Architecture
structure overview
Architecture: Hagia Sophia
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
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
minaretnorth
60.0 m
minaretwest
60.0 m
minaretsouth
60.0 m
minareteast
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
Image characteristics
maximum image resolution
5,431 × 4,725 pixel
46.0 × 40.0 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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