Hagia Sophia
church, later mosque · 532 AD–present
Hagia Sophia, a church, later mosque recorded 532 AD–present: 2 mapped phases, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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At a glance
- Construction began
- 532 AD
- Completed
- 537 AD
- Built by
- Justinian I; designed by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 532 AD–536 AD | — | high confidence | no observation date recorded | Under construction. |
| 537 AD–present | — | high confidence | no observation date recorded | Standing, and still stands today. |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.