Hagia Sophia
mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
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Summary
Hagia Sophia is a minor basilica[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of minor basilica entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49,691 views/month, #1 of 302).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: Byzantine art[3]
- Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodoxy[4], Catholicism[5], Sunni Islam[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fatih[7], Istanbul[8], Istanbul Province[9], Cankurtaran[10]
- Country: Turkey[11]
- Instance of: mosque[12], museum[13], secularized church[14], secularized mosque[15], architectural structure[16], historic building[17], church building[18], minaret[19], former cathedral[20]
- Architect: Isidore of Miletus[21], Anthemius of Tralles[22], Trdat the Architect[23], Mimar Sinan[24]
- Commissioned by: Justinian I[25]
- Founder: Constantine the Great[26]
- Named after: Holy Wisdom[27]
- Architectural style: Byzantine architecture[28], basilica[29]
- Made from material: brick[30]
- Location: Sultan Ahmet[31]
- Part of: Historic Areas of Istanbul[32]
- Has use: mosque[33]
- Commons category: Hagia Sophia[34]
- Patron saint: Jesus Christ[35]
- Inception: December 27, 537[36], February 15, 360[37], October 10, 415[38], February 23, 532[39]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 404[40], January 14, 532[41]
- Coordinate location: 41.00833333333333, 28.98[42]
- Located in/on physical feature: Marmara Region[43]
- Significant event: renovation[44], transformation[45]
- Dedicated to: Holy Wisdom[46]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hagia Sophia[47]
- Commons gallery: Ayasofya[48]
- Described at URL: https://www.thebyzantinelegacy.com/hagia-sophia[49]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Hagia Sophia include Agia Sophia Stadium[50], a stadium[51], in Greece[52], founded in 2017[53].
Why It Matters
Hagia Sophia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Agia Sophia Stadium[50], a stadium[51], in Greece[52], founded in 2017[53].