Architecture

Hagia Sophia, matroneum

Istanbul, Turkey

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

Architecture

structure overview
Hagia Sophia
architectural element(s)
matroneum

Architecture: Hagia Sophia

built
–
culture
Byzantine, Ottoman, Christian, Islamic
style/period
Early Byzantine
work type by function
Byzantine Imperial cathedral
537–1054
Greek Orthodox cathedral
1054–1204
Roman Catholic cathedral
1204–1261
Greek Orthodox cathedral
1261–1453
Imperial mosque
1453–1931
museum
1935–2020
Sunni mosque
2020
material
stone, brick
technique
bearing walls, ashlar
architect
Isidore of Miletus, Anthemius of Tralles
patronage
Justinian I

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

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
Byzantine Empire
537-1204
Latin Empire
1204-1261
Byzantine Empire
1261-1453
Ottoman Empire
1453-1923

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Areas of Istanbul (Sultanahmet Urban Archaeological Component Area)
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV
designation
reference
356bis-001

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,472 × 3,648  pixel
46.3 × 30.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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