Hagia Sophia
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Hagia Sophia (Hi-lia̍p-gí: Ἁγία Σοφία, ì-sù: "Sîn-sèng Tì-hūi"), chá-chêng sī Tang-chèng-kàu ê kàu-tn̂g; āu-lâi sī I-su-lân-kàu ê chheng-chin-sī; hiān-sî sī phok-bu̍t-koán. Só͘-chāi tī kin-á-ji̍t ê Istanbul.
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Hagia Sophia was built in 537, with minarets added in the 15th–16th centuries when it became a mosque.[1] | |
Location | Turkey Istanbul Fatih |
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Designer |
Isidore of Miletus Anthemius of Tralles |
Type | |
Material | Ashlar, Roman brick |
Length | 82 m (269 ft) |
Width | 73 m (240 ft) |
Height | 55 m (180 ft) |
Beginning date | 360 nî; 1663 nî í-chêng (360) |
Completion date | 537 nî; 1486 nî í-chêng (537) |
Dedicated to | The Holy Wisdom, a reference to the second person of the Trinity, or Jesus Christ[2] |
Website | |
Part of | Historic Areas of Istanbul |
Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv |
Reference | 356 |
Inscription | 1985 (Tē-9 session) |
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