Hagia Sophia
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Dome
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| Function / usage: |
original use: Church later use: Mosque current use: Museum |
| Built: | 532 - 537 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Fatih, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, Asia |
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| Coordinates: | 41° 0' 31.00" N 28° 58' 48.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| diameter | 31 m |
Relevant Web Sites
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Great Buildings Online: Hagia Sophia
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Istanbul Forever: la Basilique Sainte Sophie (Haghia Sophia)
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Istanbul Guide: Musée Sainte-Sophie
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Joseph Regenstein Library: Middle East Photos: Photograph Archive: Mosques in Istanbul
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PBS: Building Big - Hagia Sophia
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Sacred Destinations: Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
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Wikipedia: Hagia Sophia
Relevant Publications
- Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France), ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 238-239
- Ingenieurwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen an der Hagia Sophia in Istanbul [Teil 1], in "Bautechnik", November 2010, n. 11 v. 87
- Ingenieurwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen an der Hagia Sophia in Istanbul [Teil 2], in "Bautechnik", December 2010, n. 12 v. 87
- Hagia Sophia: Architecture, Structure and Liturgy of Justinian's Great Church, Thames and Hudson, New York (USA), 1998
- Geschichte der Baukonstruktion und Bautechnik (2nd edition), Werner-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany), ISBN 3804127428, 1997; pp. 146-150
- Die Geschichte der Bauingenieurkunst, Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland), ISBN 3764324414, 1992; pp. 370
- Heron of Alexandria and the Dome of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, presented at Third International Congress on Construction History, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany , 20th-24th May 2009.
- Investigations into the construction and repair history of the Hagia Sophia, in "Construction History", 2010 v. 24
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001042 |
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| Created: | 03/10/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |