The Hagia Sophia was a Roman Church, the Church of the Holy Wisdom. It is now a museum in Turkey. From the date of its construction in 537 to 1453 the church severed as an eastern orthodox cathedral. The building was a mosque from 1453 to 1931, it was then made into a museum in 1935.
Material Ashlar, brick
Length 82 m (269 ft)
Width 73 m (240 ft)
Height 55 m (180 ft)
Beginning date 532
Completion date 537; 1477 years ago
Material Ashlar, brick
Length 82 m (269 ft)
Width 73 m (240 ft)
Height 55 m (180 ft)
Beginning date 532
Completion date 537; 1477 years ago