HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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St. Sophia
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Notre Dame
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Canterbury Cathedral
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St. Peter’s Basilica
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Detailed explanation-1: -When was the Hagia Sophia built? Much of the Hagia Sophia’s edifice evident today was completed in the 6th century (primarily from 532–537), during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dedicated to Holy Wisdom, the Great Church of Hagia Sophia is a profound example of human engineering, architecture, history, art, and politics united under one roof. It was built in the 6th century Constantinople, nowadays Istanbul, during the reign of Emperor Justinian I.
Detailed explanation-3: -The great church of the Byzantine capital Constantinople (Istanbul) took its current structural form under the direction of the Emperor Justinian I. The church was dedicated in 537, amid great ceremony and the pride of the emperor (who was sometimes said to have seen the completed building in a dream).
Detailed explanation-4: -Hagia Sophia served as the cathedra, or bishop’s seat, of the city. Originally called Megale Ekklesia (Great Church), the name Hagia Sophia came into use around 430.