A tour in the 1st masterpiece of Byzantine architecture; Aya Sofya/ Hagia Sophia

1. By Zeynep Cancelik

2. Architecture

3. The Great Roman Empire

4. Art History

5. Istanbul

6. The Church of Holly Wisdom God

7. HAGIA SOPHIA “CHURCH OF THE HOLY WISDOM GOD”

14. The Groundplan

16. The Dome, exterior view

17. The Dome, interior view

19. 56.5 m

28. One of the mighty stone columns with metal clasps

29. Imperial Gate

30. Marble Jar From Pergamon The Reign Of Sultan Murad 3 rd Originally from the Hellenistic period carved from a single block of marble.

31. 19th Century marker of the tomb of Enrico Dandolo, the Doge of Venice who commanded the Sack of Constantinople in 1204

33. Interior view from the upper gallery

40. Capital with monogramm

52. Names of Allah& Prophet Muhammed

53. Built a new Minaret

54. The Mihrab located in the apse where the altar used to stand, pointing towards Mecca

56. Loggia for a muezzin

57. A Minbar Decorated With Marble