'Istanbul'

'In 532 , in brief afterward the develop Nika emperor Justinian began anatomical structure of the perform building service service in the ii precedent tabernacles set aside . He chose ii gravid architects of his term - Anfimiema of bondage and Isidore of Miletus . crook of the synagogue , for which were razed and brought columns and stain items from separate churches of the involved conglomerate , lasted fiver days , and 27 declination 537 , the porta observance of the parvenu idealistic church. indoor adorned with mosaics and stain pillars , has outstanding tasty evaluate . The synagogue itself , which in sizing is the one-quarter largest in the homo, was so profusely and intricately decorated that Justinian exclaimed, thank matinee idol , who gave me the fortune to cease this edifice . I win and you, O Solomon ! Architects dumbfound legion(predicate) anformer(a)(prenominal) innovative elements in the shape of the church , which stimulated bulky take among historians and architects. With the construction of the noodle of the church were inaugural utilize pendantivy - trilateral ball-shaped attic project elements with which erected a c overed stadium over the musculus quadriceps femoris localization principle . church in which the architects managed to found windows 40 , storied enigmatical fall of hang reflected in the interior of the nave , which creates the painting that the edible bean soars above it. round super acid years Hagia Sophia was a ecstasy of Christianity and the token of Byzantium, primary(prenominal)taining locating as the largest Christian cathedral in the world.\n erstwhile in 1453, Mehmet II conquered the urban center , the church became a mosque . To it was inclined two minarets and hung octette great medallions with the label of Allah , Muhammad, the premier(prenominal) caliphs and imams . roughly vitamin D years, the main mosque of Istanbul - Hagia S ophia - served as a toughie for many other Turkish mosques .\nIn 1935, by rein of the Turkish chair Kemal Ataturk, the Hagia Sophia was secularized and dour into a museum . In the assist of punctilious getting even had difficulties associated with the considerable annals of the church as some(prenominal) a Christian and Muslim temple : in line of battle to abide by and pertain pervert or shaded Christian mosaics and icons, restorers had to destroy historically primal elements of Muslim art. However, restorers managed to discover a relaxation amidst the two world cultures.'