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4.2: Hagia Sophia as a mosque

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    Hagia Sophia as a mosque

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    Video \(\PageIndex{1}\): Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles (architects), Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, 532-37 This video focuses on Hagia Sophia after the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453.

    SmartHistory images for teaching and learning:

    Minbar, Hagia Sophia

    Grill, Hagia Sophia

    Minbar, Hagia Sophia
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    Tiles, Hagia Sophia

    Apse windows, Hagia Sophia

    Earliest minaret, Hagia Sophia
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    Minaret, Hagia Sophia

    Hagia Sophia

    Mihrab, Hagia Sophia
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    Leather medallions with Arabic inscriptions, Hagia Sophia

    Arches, Hagia Sophia

    Hagia Sophia
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    Grill, Hagia Sophia

    Hagia Sophia
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