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Discuss your thoughts about the Hagia Sophia as a Byzantine work of architecture or discuss the impact of its controversial return to being a mosque.

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Assessments

Humanities assignment For this post you will need to read the information provided about the Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia and watch the short videos. Since this building goes from being a Byzantine Christian church to an Islamic mosque to a museum and back to a mosque, some of the information goes beyond the Byzantine […]

Using an example of another structure, consider how monuments can be impacted by history? What are examples of objects that were originally housed in the Hagia Sophia?

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Ambrose

Consider the re-purposing of the Hagia Sophia since the days of Justinian I, see the following video as they discuss this structure’s history. From Byzantine church to mosque to museum, how does this change our reading of this space? Using an example of another structure, consider how monuments can be impacted by history? What are […]

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Discuss your thoughts about the Hagia Sophia as a Byzantine work of architecture or discuss the impact of its controversial return to being a mosque.

Using an example of another structure, consider how monuments can be impacted by history? What are examples of objects that were originally housed in the Hagia Sophia?