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Hagia Sophia (the Church of Divine Wisdom)

ViewOverall view from S
SiteIstanbul
LocationTurkey
Date532-537
SubjectArchitecture
PeriodByzantine Era
Add'l. Info.Minarets added after conversion to mosque following Turkish invasion in 1453
Saskia No.Jta-0100
SourceCunningham & Reich, Culture and Values, 6th ed., chapter 7, plate 2
 Gardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 12, plate 3
 Gilbert, Living with Art, 6th ed., chapter 13, plate 17
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 10, plate 40
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 8, plate 34
 Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd ed., chapter 8, plate 28
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 7, plate 22
 Trachtenberg & Hyman, Architecture, 1st ed., chapter 1, plate 250