the hagia sophia was originally a greek orthodox christian patriarchal cathedral church.
what kind of church was the hagia sophia originally?
greek orthodox christian patriarchal cathedral
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hagia sophia (; from the greek αγία σοφία, , "holy wisdom"; or "sancta sapientia"; ) is the former greek orthodox christian patriarchal cathedral, later an ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum ("ayasofya müzesi") in istanbul, turkey. built in ad 537 at the beginning of the middle ages, it was famous in particular for its massive dome. it was the world's largest building and an engineering marvel of its time. it is considered the epitome of byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture".
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bullet::::- 726 – hagia sophia was stripped of religious illustrations and sculptural work.





























bullet::::- 842 – st sophia was finally re-installed. commencing the redecoration of hagia sophia.





























bullet::::- 859 – a great fire damaged the hagia sophia.





























bullet::::- 869 – an earthquake caused a half dome to collapse.





























bullet::::- 989 – another massive earthquake caused the collapse of the western dome.





























bullet::::- 994 – hagia sophia was reopened after reconstruction took place.





























bullet::::- 1204 – hagia sophia became a roman catholic cathedral.





























bullet::::- 1261 – hagia sophia was converted to an orthodox church again.
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