This gorgeous building is also known as Hagia Sophia.
From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople of the Western Crusader established Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.
The Church was dedicated to the Logos, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Isidore of Mikte and Anthemius of Tralles, were the architects of Hagia Sophia. Some of the decorations remain from the Christian era of the building. The main dome under which visitors stand was completed in 994 -- so, is more than 1000 years old.
All photos on this post are: Copyright © 2012, Anne E. Dalles.
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