Your friend Ira describes the Hagia Sofia to you in great detail. It combines the structure of the earlier basilicas with a huge
dome over the nave. Half domes at each end transform the once long, rectangular nave into an oval. The mosaics in this cathedral-turned-mosque once included depictions of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, saints, angels, and emperors. He asks you what type of architecture this is. What type of architecture would you MOST LIKELY conclude this is?
Hagia Sophia depicts one of the most important Byzantine structures. Hagia Sophia is a cathedral built in the 6th century CE under the command of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I in Constantinople. The Hagia Sophia also represents religion and art for the Byzantine Empire.
As the Muslim spread won the victory over Byzantine Empire, they began destroying idols in the Churches and converted Hagia Sophia into a Mosque.
