Hagia Sophia Istanbul Turkey Night

The iconic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul Turkey viewed in the golden glow of its night lighting. Hagia Sophia was originally an Orthodox basilica, later a... more

by Joan Carroll

Title

Hagia Sophia Istanbul Turkey Night

Artist

Joan Carroll

Medium

Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

Description

The iconic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul Turkey viewed in the golden glow of its night lighting. Hagia Sophia was originally an Orthodox basilica, later a mosque, and is now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople, except for a short period when was a Roman Catholic cathedral (1204-1261). Hagia Sophia was a mosque from 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized and opened as a museum two years later. The present building was constructed between 532 and 537. When Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1453, Sultan Mehmed II ordered that the building be converted to a mosque. Islamic features were added and Christian features removed or plastered over. When Turkey became a republic, it was converted to a museum.

FEATURED PHOTO, Five Star Artist group, 4/13/21

FEATURED PHOTO, 1000 Views group, 8/26/19

FEATURED PHOTO, Your Story of Art group, 8/19/19

FEATURED PHOTO, Night In Art group, 2/26/17

FEATURED PHOTO, Old Masters - Photographers And Digital Arts - 1 A Day group, 1/8/17

FEATURED PHOTO, The Road To Self Promotion - 1 Per Day group, 1/3/16

church, churches, dome, domes, minaret, minarets, museums, architecture, structures, building, historic, ancient, asia, asian, aya, basilica, blue, byzantine, cathedral, cathedrals, constantinople, europe, european, exterior, famous, historic, history, islam, islamic, landmark, medieval, monument, old, ottoman, persian, pink, religion, religious, sightseeing, spires, sultanahmet, symbol, towers, travel, turkish, joan carroll

Protected with PIXSY

Uploaded

January 2nd, 2017