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Byzantine church

Object/Work Catalog Level: item

Type: church
    Work Type Date: from 4th century
    Earliest Date: 0300 Latest Date: 1453

Type: mosque
    Work Type Date: under Ottomans, from 1453
    Earliest Date: 1453 Latest Date: 1934          
          
Type: museum
    Work Type Date: since 1934
    Earliest Date: 1934 Latest Date: 9999
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Classification Terms:
           architecture
           Byzantine art
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Titles or Names Text: Hagia Sophia
    Preference: preferred
Text: Church of the Holy Wisdom
    Preference: alternate
    Language: English
    Type: translated
Text: Ayasofya
    Preference: alternate
    Language: Turkish
Text: Santa Sofia
    Preference: alternate
Text: Agia Sofia
    Preference: alternate
Text: Sancta Sophia
    Preference: alternate
    Language:
Latin
Text: Megale Ecclesia
    Preference: alternate
Text: Ayasofya Museum
    Preference: alternate
    Date:
since 1932
    Earliest Date:
1932 Latest Date: 9999
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Creation Creator Description: Isidoros of Miletus (Asia Minor, active mid-6th century) and Anthemius of Tralles (Asia Minor, ca. 474-ca. 534), for Justinian I (Byzantine emperor, 483-565); restorations by Tradat (Armenian, active 10th century) in 10th century Free text
  Identity: Isidoros of Miletus
Role: architect

Identity: Anthemius of Tralles
Role: architect

Identity: Justinian I
Role:
patron Extent: restoration

Identity: Trdat
Role:
architect
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  Creation Date: original structure dated from 4th century CE; present structure built 532-537 CE; partially rebuilt in the 10th century and later

Earliest:
0532 Latest: 1199
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Styles/Periods/ Groups/Movements Indexing Term: Byzantine Authority
Measurements Dimensions Description: central dome with half-domes: 32.6 (width) x 68.6 m (length) (107 x 225 feet); central dome: diameter 31 meters (102 feet); height 56 meters (184 feet) Free text
  Dimensions Extent: dome with half-domes
Value: 32.6 Unit: m Type: width
Value: 68.6 Unit: m Type: length
Dimensions Extent: central dome
Value: 56 Unit: m Type: height
Value:
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Materials and Techniques Description: system bearing masonry, centralized plan; interior surfaces are sheathed with polychrome marble, porphyry, and mosaics Free text
  Material Name:
         masonry
         marble
         porphyry
         mosaics
Technique Names:
         load-bearing walls
         centralized plan
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Subject Matter Indexing Terms:
         architecture
         religion/mythology
         Holy Wisdom (Christian iconography)
         worship
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Descriptive Note Text: Nothing remains of the earlier two basilicas on this site: a 4th-century church and a 5th-century one built by Constantius, the son of Constantine the Great, which burned during the Nika riots of 532. The current church was rebuilt under the personal supervision of emperor Justinian I; it was rededicated on 27 December 537. Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles, who were scientists and mechanical engineers but not architects per se, were chosen by Justinian; Anthemius died soon after construction was begun. The basilica was highly influential to later Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Islamic structures. The current structure has been severely damaged by earthquakes. The dome collapsed after an earthquake in 558; another collapsed in 563. There were additional partial collapses in 989, after which Trdat, an Armenian architect, repaired the damage. Free text
  Citation: Fletcher, History of Architecture (1987)
Page: 286 ff.
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Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Istanbul (Marema region, Turkey) Authority
Revised 28 August 2006