Aya Sophia Museum Bani Masjid, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia reconversion to a mosque causes

Sancta Sophia (Latin) Hagia Sophia Mars 2013.jpg Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Hagia Sophia is located in Istanbul FatihHagia Sophia Location in the Fatih district of Istanbul Location Istanbul, Turkey Designer Isidore of Miletus Anthemius of Tralles Type Byzantine Christian Cathedral (537–1054) Greek Orthodox Cathedral (1054–1204) Roman Catholic Cathedral (1204–1261) Greek Orthodox Cathedral (1261–1453) Ottoman Mosque (1453–1935) Museum (1935–2020) Closed for conversion into mosque (2020–present) Material Ashlar, brick Length 82 m (269 ft) Width 73 m (240 ft) Height 55 m (180 ft) Beginning date 360 Completion date 537; 1483 years ago Dedicated to Wisdom of God, in reference to the Logos, the second person of the Holy Trinity[1] Website http://fatih.gov.tr/ayasofya-camii UNESCO World Heritage Site Part of Historic Areas of Istanbul Criteria Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv Reference 356 Inscription 1985 (9th session) Hagia Sophia (/ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiːə/; from the Koinē Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia, 'Holy Wisdom'), officially the Great Mosque of Ayasofya (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii Şerifi),[2] and formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia[3] is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul that has served as a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, briefly a Roman Catholic cathedral, later an Ottoman mosque, and a museum. Completed in 537, during the reign of the eastern Roman emperor Justinian I, it was then the world's largest interior space and the first to employ a fully pendentive dome. It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture[4] and is said to have "changed the history of architecture".[5] It is also an important example of the common Islamic practice of converting non-Islamic places of worship into mosques, which has led to religious strife in several parts of the world.[6][7][8] Built as the Christian cathedral of Constantinople between 532 and 537 on the orders of Justinian I, the basilica was designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.[9] The present Justinianic building was the third church of the same name to occupy the site, the prior one having been destroyed in the Nika riots. Episcopal see of the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, it remained the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520. In 1204, it was converted by the Fourth Crusaders to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire, before being restored to the Eastern Orthodox Church upon the return of the Byzantine Empire in 1261. After the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453,[10] it was converted to a mosque. In 1935, it was secularized into a museum.[11] In early July 2020, the Council of State annulled the Cabinet's 1934 decision to establish the museum, revoking the monument's status and a subsequent decree of the President of Turkey ordered the reclassification of Hagia Sophia as a mosque,[12][13] a controversial move that has invoked condemnation from the World Council of Churches and many international leaders.[14][15][16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia

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