The interior of Hagia Sophia was paneled with costly colored marbles and ornamental stone inlays. Decorative marble columns were taken from ancient buildings and reused to support …

But in subsequent centuries—and particularly following the a ban on religious images (icons) during the Iconoclastic Controversy of the eighth and ninth centuries—several figural mosaics …

The Deësis at Hagia Sophia illustrates a broader tendency toward naturalism (imitation of the visible world) in Late Byzantine art. Let us compare the image of Christ in the Hagia Sophia …

Jan 12, 2018 · The Hagia Sophia is an enormous architectural marvel in Istanbul, Turkey, that was originally built as a Christian basilica nearly 1,500 years ago.

Compare the Hagia Sophia capital with a Classical Greek Ionic capital, this one from the Greek Erechtheum on the Acropolis, Athens. The capital has abundant decoration but the treatment …

Explore the captivating world of Hagia Sophia artwork, a testament to centuries of creativity, timeless beauty, and cultural significance.

The present Hagia Sophia or the Church of Holy Wisdom became a mosque in 1453 following the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans under Sultan Mehmed II. In 1934, Atatürk, …

Jan 17, 2023 · Hagia Sophia is an iconic Byzantine masterpiece of art and architecture. Located in Istanbul, Turkey, it was built in 537 as an Orthodox Christian cathedral and served as the …

Jan 7, 2025 · Hagia Sophia, place of worship built at Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in the 6th century CE under the direction of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. It is considered to be …

May 2, 2024 · The Hagia Sophia, the timeless architectural marvel of Christianity and the Eastern Roman Empire in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey), is renowned around the …