Hagia Sophia was originally built as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Istanbul, Turkey, serving in that capacity until 1453, when it was converted to a mosque for nearly 500 years. It then became a museum in 1935. Known also as Holy Wisdom, the building was constructed remarkably quickly for its time between 532-537 AD and featured a massive central dome that made it one of the largest cathedrals in the world for almost 1000 years. It has significance as one of the oldest cathedral structures in existence, demonstrating the architectural achievements of the Byzantine Empire.

1. Hagia Sophia Museum

2.  Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία,
"Holy Wisdom"
 Latin: Sancta
Sophia or Sancta
Sapientia
 Turkish: Ayasofya

3.  The building’s name "Sofia" is not a person
name, the ancient Greek meaning "wisdom" comes
from the word sophos. So, "Hagia Sophia" means
"divine wisdom" or “holy wisdom“.
 Hagia Sophia is a former Greek Orthodox
patriarchal basilica (church), later a mosque,
and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey.

4.  Until 1453, it served as
an Eastern Orthodox
cathedral .
 Between 1204 and 1261,
it was converted to a
Roman Catholic
cathedral
under the Latin Empire.
 The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until
1931. then it was opened as a museum on 1
February 1935.

5. The Features of Hagia Sofia
 It is the world's oldest cathedral.
 About a thousand years (Until 1520, Seville Cathedral in
Spain) Hagia Sophia has the title of the world's largest
cathedral. Nowadays ranks fourth
 The world's fastest (5 years)cathedral was built.
 It was the longest (15 century) worship buildings of the world.
 The dome of Hagia Sophia has the fourth largest dome in
terms of "old cathedral“

6. MY HAGIA SOPHIA
PHOTOS
PREPARED BY KEREM UMUR