Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Hagia sophia museum

The word Hagia  Sophia means Divine Power which is one oft the Gods attributes.The church whose name was not changed after Istanbul conquest was referred as Ayasofia  according to Turkish euphemism.
Hagia sophia is the third biggest chirch built in the same area,
The second church was rebuilt by Emperor  Theodosios   second      415  designed  as a basilica with a wooden
roof over top and with a monumental and with five naves.
It was burned and demolished in the public rebellion referred Nika in the year 532.Todays Hagia Sophia museum was built by the two  important architects of the reign of Emperor Justin anus Isidoro's from Miletos and Anthemios from Tralles and was opened to worship in 27 December  537.with a ceremony.
All the surfaces expect marble surrounded walls are ornamented  with five mosaics.Especially materials were used  such as gold , silver, glaze, and terracotta, and colorful stones in the building of the mosaics Hagia Sophia was turned, into a mosque by Sultan  Mehmed  following the conquest of Istanbul in 1453.

The building which  was damaged by various earth quakes since its construction  in Eastern Roman era .,and Ottoman periods  war fortified with supporting  blocks, were built by Mimar Sinam  .also served as fortification.
Sultan mehmed  second, made  madras-ah built in Hagia Sophia's  north,Bronze lamps which saty in each side of the Mihrab were donated to the mosque .
A comprehensive repair was carried out by Swiss architects Fossati brothers  two shown in Hagia sophia's south nave is dated to 1739. It consists of a reading lounge Hazime -Katub where the books are protected.
The building that takes place in the south of Hagia sophia is planned four cornered from outside and octagonal from inside and covered with dome.
After Sultan Mustafa and Sultan  Obraham buried  here in  17 th century  it was turned  to a tomb and the baptism tank was carried to inner yard.Treasury building which was built non Hagia Sophias north-east corner is
a circle planned and three story-es and dome is covered building is original.
Fountain that takes place in Hagia Sophias  yard south side was built in 1740 by sultan Mahmud.



Its covered  with cave and dome that is placed on eight marble column .Ottoman primary school was built in 1740 by sultan Mahmud  first.Among the building  in the yard belongs to Ottoman period,tombs, also takes place.
In these tombs symbolic coffins of five ottoman sultans:Selim second,Murad second.Muhmed third, Mustafa first, and Sultan Ibrahim.
Ans also their wives princes and sultans take place.
St.Irene was constructed in 584 by Emperor Justinaunus The construction is composed of 3 parts naved basilic  planned central place entrance place,and atrium.The church  which was turned into storage was used as Military museum  after 1908.Afterwards there were made some researches  in the environment of the empty  construction and it came to this state  today with the renovations in different periods.

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