Who turned the hagia sophia into a mosque?
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Who is the group that turned the hagia sophia into a mosque?
Ottoman Empire
Hagia Sophia (from the , "Holy Wisdom"; or "Sancta Sapientia"; ) is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and 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 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. In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II, who subsequently ordered the building converted into a mosque. The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels were removed and many of the mosaics were plastered over. Islamic features – such as the mihrab, minbar, and four minarets – were added while in the possession of the Ottomans. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularised. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.
Who is the sultan that turned the hagia sophia into a mosque?
Mehmed the Conqueror Mehmed II
Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques
Hagia Sophia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia%20Sophia
Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion%20of%20non-Islamic%20places%20of%20worship%20into%20mosques
Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and 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 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. In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II, who subsequently ordered the building converted into a mosque.