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title: Column of Hagia Sophia
author: Hagia Sophia Research Team
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7969/column-of-hagia-sophia/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Column of Hagia Sophia

_Authored by Hagia Sophia Research Team_

## Image File

[![Column of Hagia Sophia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7969.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7969.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [column](https://www.worldhistory.org/column/) of [Hagia Sophia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hagia_Sophia/), 6th century CE, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). In Hagia Sophia, there are 140 monolithic columns which were brought from different places of the world. For instance; the 8 porphyry columns whose color of purple symbolize nobility of the [Byzantine Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Byzantine_Empire/), are from [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) and stand under semi-domes.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Team, H. S. R. (2018, January 24). Column of Hagia Sophia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7969/column-of-hagia-sophia/>
### Chicago
Team, Hagia Sophia Research. "Column of Hagia Sophia." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 24, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7969/column-of-hagia-sophia/>.
### MLA
Team, Hagia Sophia Research. "Column of Hagia Sophia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7969/column-of-hagia-sophia/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://hagiasophiaturkey.com/columns/) by **Hagia Sophia Research Team**. Submitted by [Rome and Byzantium](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/hagiasophiatr/ "User Page: Rome and Byzantium"), published on 24 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.