I was just looking in a book at a picture of the church/mosque/museum Hagia Sophia and I always thought it was a pretty big building, but I had no idea it was colossal in size! Its MASSIVE! the tourist in the photo looking up at the dome looked like ants.
It blows my mind that such a massive building with such a wide open space still stands in great shape after more then a thousand years.
Chosen Answer:
yes it’s a masterpiece..
“Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and to have “changed the history of architecture.”[1] It was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years, until the completion of the Seville Cathedral in 1520. ”
Then it was used as a mosque for app 400 years, after the foundation of the republic, it was turned into a museum.
several parts of it including the dome, collapsed after earthquakes etc.. but they were built again and it is still considered as an example of architectural intelligence..
by: iph
on: 18th January 10