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title: Hagia Sophia Panorama
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1139/hagia-sophia-panorama/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hagia Sophia Panorama

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Hagia Sophia Panorama](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1139.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1139.jpg)

## Image Caption

The former cathedral and mosque [Hagia Sophia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hagia_Sophia/), Istanbul (formerly [Constantinople](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantinople/)). Although some historians disagree (claiming [Constantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Constantine/) laid the foundation), [Constantius II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantius_II/) is credited with building the first of three Hagia Sophias, the Church of Holy Wisdom, in 360 CE. The church would be destroyed by fire in 404 CE, rebuilt by Theodosius II, destroyed and rebuilt again under Justinian in 532 CE.

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2013, April 09). Hagia Sophia Panorama. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1139/hagia-sophia-panorama/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Hagia Sophia Panorama." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 09, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1139/hagia-sophia-panorama/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Hagia Sophia Panorama." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Apr 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1139/hagia-sophia-panorama/>.

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