-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. This is a duet of two Muazzin.
15 September 2024
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