The dome of the Hagia Sophia Mosque Kebir is placed as a whole inside the ring. It is adorned with engraving art around it.
HAGIA SOPHIA
Hagia Sophia or officially named Hagia Sophia-i Kebir Mosque-i Sherîfi, formerly known as Hagia Sophia Church, is a mosque, old basilica, cathedral and museum in Istanbul. It is a basilica-plan patriarchal cathedral built in the old city center on the historical peninsula of Istanbul by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I between the years 532-537. After the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottomans in 1453, it was converted into a mosque in front of Fatih Sultan Mehmed. It was converted into a museum with the Decree of the Council of Ministers published in 1934, excavation and renovation works were started and it served as a museum between 1935-2020. In 2020, after the cancellation of the museum status, it gained the status of a mosque again.
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