Hagia Sophia
Title
Hagia Sophia
Date
537
Identifier
581
Alternative Title or Name
Church of Holy Wisdom
Creator
Anthemios of Tralles
Isidore of Miletus, I
Creator Nationality
Byzantine
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Turkey (nation)
Istanbul (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Byzantine
Subject
churches (buildings)
minarets
Description
View from a distance of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, with minarets. "Justinian’s Hagia Sophia is the one that stands today. It is an architectural intelligence and the first masterpiece in Byzantine architecture. It has been the largest cathedral for 1000 years until the Seville Cathedral was built. The church has a rectangular shape, and the square vast square nave measuring 31m (102ft) is covered with a central dome that is carried on four pendentives. The arcade around the dome is unbroken with 40 arched windows to bring the light inside. Excluding the two narthexes and the large atrium, the basilica measures 70 x 75 m (229 x 245 ft) . The atrium measures 48 x 32 m (157 x 106 ft) and the total length of the construction measures 135 m (442 ft),"--Hagia Sophia website.
Measurements
229 x 245 feet
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
N1TUCON2-2532E1A1
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