Hagia Sophia has a history of 1500 years. It been used as church for nearly 1000 years and become crucial symbol the power Byzantine Empire well being center worshipping Christians. The symbolic Sophia, which was mosque 482 conquered by Ottomans, is important. conquest Istanbul designated Prophet Muhammed 'heralded victory' or 'chosen destination' therefore, it very different meaning Islamic wo...

Bizans İmparatoru Jüstinyen 537 yılında bugünkü Ayasofya’yı ibadete açtığında, bugün büyük mabedin en dikkat çekici unsuru olan figüratif mozaik süslemeler ortada yoktu; Jüstinyen’in programı bunların yerine soyut motifler ve haç figürleri içeriyordu. Ayasofya’daki ikonaların ilk örnekleri dokuzuncu asır sonlarına tarihlendirilir. Bu ise ikonoklazma hareketinin 843 tamamen mağlup edilmesinden s...

The Haghia Sophia in Istanbul belongs with its unique dome construction to the outstanding and extraordinary architectural structures in the whole world. Built between 532 and 537 during the Byzantine Emperor Justinian (527565), it reflects the sum of all experiences and knowledge of the classical antiquity and it is one of the important monuments of the world heritage. Nowadays the building is...