Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkiye -Ayia Sopia in Greek meaning Holy Wisdom 1453 Ottomon Sultan Mehmed al Fatih The Conqueror turned it into a mosque -1935 became a museum after the decision of the secularist government under Kemal Atartuk -2020 July Hagia Sophia turned back as a mosque under Tayyip Erdogan following a supreme court annulment of a 1934 presidential decree. -It was officially called as Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque. -Former Orthodox church (was completed build in AD537) -Byzantine architecture (by Isidore of Miletus, Anthemis of Tralles) - minarets was only added after it became a mosque - a large dome (the building's roof) fell and had been rebuilt many times. It happened because the construction had to be done in short time and cement didn't dry perfectly. -this day call for prayer (Adzan) can be heard from the minarates synchronizing with Blue Mosque. Muazzin chants over a loudspeaker and a moment later, the responding prayer is heard from opposites side. T...
