Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi

Hagia Sophia

Alternative Names

Ayasofya Camii

Ayasofya Müzesi

Ἁγία Σοφία

Sancta Sapientia

Kutsal Bilgelik Kilisesi

Ναὸς τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας

Date

537 CE; rebuilt as mosque 1609-1616

Work Type

Material/Technique

Measurements

L.: 82 m; W.: 73 m; H.: 55 m; Dome Dia.: 31 m; Dome H.: 48.5 m

Style/Period

Notes

References

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Exterior: Southwest Elevation
Exterior: Southwest Elevation
Exterior: Partial Southwest Elevation; Dome, Minarets
Exterior: Southwest Elevation
Interior: Northeastern Arcade Column Detail
Interior: Facing Southeast from Western Upper Level Gallery, Nave, Central Dome, Apse, Roundels, Cherub, Pendentives
Interior: Facing Southeast from Western Upper Level Gallery, Nave, Central Dome, Apse, Roundels, Cherub, Pendentives, Northeastern Gallery
Interior: Upper Level Gallery
Interior: Central Dome, Apse, Pendentives
Interior: Facing Southeast from Western Upper Level Gallery, Nave, Central Dome, Apse, Roundels, Cherub, Pendentives
Interior: Nave, Central Dome, Apse, Roundels, Cherub, Pendentives
Interior: Column and Capital Detail
Interior: Central Dome, Scaffolding from Restoration circa 2003
Interior: Facing Southeast from Western Upper Level Gallery, Roundels, Apse, Sovereign Loge
Interior: Central Dome, Support Dome and Arches
Interior: Upper Gallery
Interior: Roundel
Interior: Detail of Support Arch, Cherub
Interior: Upper Gallery; Arch, Columns and Capitals
Interior: Upper Gallery Ceiling Detail
Interior: Upper Gallery Ceiling Detail
Interior: Upper Gallery, Support Arch
Interior: Light Fixture, Central Dome, Scaffolding from Restoration (circa 2003)
Interior: Light Fixture, Central Dome, Scaffolding from Restoration (circa 2003)
Interior: Central Dome, Support Domes and Arches, Roundels
Interior: Facing Northeast from Southern Upper Level Gallery, Central Dome, Roundel, Cherub
Interior: Upper Gallery Ceiling Detail
Interior: Facing East from Southern Upper Level Gallery, Roundels, Support Dome
Interior: Facing Northeast from Southern Upper Level Gallery, Apse, Roundels, Support Dome
Interior: Facing East from Southern Upper Level Gallery, Apse, Roundels, Support Dome
Interior: Upper Gallery; Detail of Bannister
Interior: Central Dome, Support Dome and Arch, Pendentive, Cherub
Interior: Facing Northeast from Southern Upper Level Gallery, Roundel, Support Dome
Interior: Central Dome, Support Dome and Arch, Pendentive, Cherub
Interior: Northern Upper Level Gallery, Mosaics
Interior: Upper Gallery Arches Detail, Decoration, Mosaic
Interior: Southern Upper Level Gallery, Roundel
Interior: Southern Upper Level Gallery, Roundel
Interior: Southern Upper Level Gallery, Roundel
Exterior: View Northeast from Southern Upper Level Gallery, Eastern Domes Blue Mosque in Background
Exterior: Detail of Eastern Dome, Blue Mosque in Background
Interior: Facing Northeast from Southern Upper Level Gallery, Roundels
Interior: Facing Northeast from Southern Upper Level Gallery, Roundels
Interior: Support Dome and Arch
Interior: Support Dome and Arch
Interior: Facing Northeast from Southern Upper Level Gallery; Minbar
Interior: Support Dome, Columns and Capitals
Interior: Upper Level Gallery, Ceiling Detail
Interior: Eastern Upper Level Gallery
Interior: Southern Upper Level Gallery, Facing East, Roundel
Interior: Supporting Arch Detail
Interior: Supporting Dome, Roundels
Interior: Apse, Sovereign Loge, Mihrab, Minbar, Roundels
Interior: Central Dome, Cherub, Apse
Interior: Northern Supporting Dome, Northern Upper Level Gallery, Columns and Capitals
Interior: Northern Upper Level Gallery
Interior: Upper Level Gallery, Capital Detail
Interior: Upper Level Gallery, Capital and Arches Detail
Interior: Supporting Dome, Upper Level Gallery, Roundel
Interior: Supporting Dome Ceiling Detail
Interior: Upper Level Gallery
Interior: Upper Level Gallery, Ceiling Detail
Interior: Central Dome, Scaffolding from Restoration (circa 2003)
Interior: Apse
Interior: Upper Level Gallery, Arch and Ceiling Detail
Interior: Upper Level Gallery, Central Dome, Column and Capital
Interior: Upper Level Gallery, Capital and Column Detail, Mosaic Decoration
Interior: Lunette Window
Interior: Upper Level Gallery
Interior: Upper Level Gallery
Interior: Upper Level Gallery
Exterior: Minaret
Exterior: View from the Apse looking Southeast
Exterior: Minaret
Interior: Windows on North Wall
Interior: Upper Level Gallery, Facing South
Interior: Detail of Cherub
Interior: Upper Level Gallery, Detail of Bannister
Interior: Upper Level Gallery, Detail of Columns and Capitals, Monogram
Interior: Inner Narthex, Detail of Ceiling and Arch
Interior: Inner Narthex, Imperial Gate
Interior: Eastern Entrance from Inner Narthex
Interior: Column, Capital, Support Dome, Arches
Interior: Facing North
Interior: Column and Capital Detail
Interior: Facing East, Muezzin Gallery
Interior: Facing South, Minbar, Muezzin Gallery, Roundels
Interior: Central Dome, Cherubs
Interior: Facing North, Upper Level Gallery, Roundels
Interior: Southwestern Entrance
Interior: Southwestern Entrance Mosaic Detail, Virgin, Flanked by Justinian and Constantine
Exterior: Southeast Facade
Exterior: Southeast Facade
Exterior: Minaret
Exterior: Southeast Facade
Exterior: Southeast Elevation
Exterior: Minaret
Exterior: Southeast Elevation
Exterior: Southeast Facade Detail, Apse
Exterior: Southeast Elevation, Minaret
Exterior: Southeast Elevation
Exterior: Southeast Elevation
Exterior: Southeast Elevation
Exterior: Apse, Southeast Facade
Exterior: Southeast Elevation
Exterior: Apse, Southeast Facade
Exterior: Southwest Elevation
Exterior: Southwest Elevation
Exterior: Southwest Elevation
Exterior: Dome Detail
Exterior: Southwestern Elevation Detail
Interior: Southwestern Entrance, Mosaic
Interior: Southwestern Entrance Mosaic (10th century) Detail, Virgin, Flanked by Justinian and Constantine
Interior: Southwestern Entrance Mosaic (10th century) Detail, Virgin and Child
Interior: Southwestern Entrance Mosaic (10th century) Detail, Emperor Constantine
Interior: Southwestern Entrance Mosaic (10th century) Detail, Emperor Justinian
Interior: Imperial Gate Mosaic (late 9th - early 10th century)
Interior: Imperial Gate Mosaic (late 9th - early 10th century) Detail, Leo the Wise
Interior: Imperial Gate Mosaic (late 9th - early 10th century) Detail; Christ Pantokrator
Interior: Imperial Gate Mosaic (late 9th - early 10th century) Detail, Leo the Wise and the Virgin
Interior: Imperial Gate Mosaic (late 9th - early 10th century) Detail, Archangel Gabriel
Interior: Apse Mosaic of Virgin and Child
Interior: Eastern Wall of Southern Gallery; Mosaic of Empress Zoe, Christ Pantokrator, Constantine IX Monomachus
Interior: Eastern Wall of Southern Gallery, Comnenus Mosaic of Virgin and Child, Emperor John II Comnenus, Empress Irene, Alexius Comenenus
Interior: Deesis Mosaic Detail, Virgin Mary, South Upper Gallery
Interior: Deesis Mosaic Detail, Christ, South Upper Gallery
Interior: Deesis Mosaic Detail, John the Baptist, Upper Gallery
Interior: Deesis Mosaic Detail, South Upper Gallery
Interior: Deesis Mosaic, Upper Gallery
Interior: Comnenus Mosaic of Virgin and Child, Emperor John II Comnenus, Empress Irene, Eastern Wall of Southern Gallery
Interior: Comnenus Mosaic Detail
Interior: Comnenus Mosaic Detail, Alexius I Comnenus, Eastern Wall of Southern Gallery
Interior: Comnenus Mosaic Detail
Interior: Comnenus Mosaic Detail, Virgin Mary, Eastern Wall of Southern Gallery
Interior: Comnenus Mosaic Detail, Eastern Wall of Southern Gallery
Interior: Comnenus Mosaic Detail, Eastern Wall of Southern Gallery
Interior: Central Dome, Calligraphic Inscription
Interior: Southwest Gallery Vault Detail
Interior: Northeast Arcade Detail
Interior: Southwest Column Capital Detail
Interior: Southwest Gallery Column Capital Detail, Monogram
Interior: Southwest Gallery Column Capital Detail
Interior: Southwest Column Capital Detail
Interior: Empress Zoe Mosaic Detail
Interior: Southwest Gallery
Interior: Vault Detail, Window
Interior: Northwestern Gallery, Dome Detail, Roundel
Interior: Southwestern Arcade Detail
Interior: Southwest Gallery Column Detail, Vault Detail
Interior: Pendentive, Seraphim Mosaic
Interior: Central Dome, Calligraphic Inscription
Interior: Column Capital Detail
Interior: View of Western Gallery
Interior: Northeast Half-Dome Detail
Interior: Nave, Central Dome, Apse, Roundels, Pendentives
Interior: Nave, Central Dome, Apse, Roundels, Cherub, Pendentives
Interior: Nave, Central Dome, Apse, Roundels, Cherub, Pendentives
Interior: Nave, Central Dome, Apse, Roundels, Pendentives
Exterior: Southwest Elevation
Exterior: Southwest Elevation
Exterior: Southwest Elevation
Exterior: Central Dome Detail from Southwest
Exterior: Central Dome Detail From Southwest
Exterior: Central Dome Detail From Southwest
Exterior: Southwest Facade Detail
Exterior: Southwest Facade Detail
Exterior: Southwest Facade
Exterior: South Corner Detail
Exterior: Apse Detail
Exterior: Apse Detail
Exterior: Southeast Facade Detail, Buttress
Exterior: Southeast Facade Detail
Exterior: Southeast Facade Detail
Exterior: Apse, Southeast Facade
Exterior: Southeast Elevation
Exterior: Southeast Elevation
Exterior: Southeast Facade, Apse
Exterior: Southeast Elevation