Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia

Also known as Ayasofya

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Photo: Sergey A. Demidov · CC BY 4.0

Year

537

Type

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Hagia Sophia is one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine architecture. Its interior is decorated with mosaics, marble pillars, and coverings of great artistic value. Justinian had overseen the completion of the greatest basilica …

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