Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia (frae the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, "Holy Wisdom"; Laitin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkis: Ayasofya) is an umwhile Christian patriarchal basilica (kirk), later an imperial mosque, an nou a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi) an mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.
A view o Hagia Sophia, Istanbul | |
Coordinates | 41°00′31″N 28°58′48″E / 41.008548°N 28.979938°ECoordinates: 41°00′31″N 28°58′48″E / 41.008548°N 28.979938°E |
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Location | Istanbul (heestorically Constantinople) Turkey |
Designer | Isidore o Miletus Anthemius of Tralles |
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Material | Ashlar, brick |
Lenth | 82 m (269 ft) |
Weenth | 73 m (240 ft) |
Hicht | 55 m (180 ft) |
Beginnin date | 532 |
Completion date | 537 |