Hagia Sofia
museum · 537 · Istanbul, TR · Isidoros från Miletos
Hagia Sofia (Istanbul, Türkiye) dates from AD 537. The catalogue names Isidoros från Miletos as the architect. According to Wikidata, the building belongs to the ‘Byzantine style’ style. The date falls within the chapter ‘The Middle Ages’ in this site’s history of architecture.
The client was Justinian I. The building was inaugurated in AD 537. It is 55 metres high. The building materials include brick. The building is protected as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site and cultural property requiring protection. The building was demolished in AD 404.
The catalogue has one more building by Isidoros från Miletos. 163 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Hagia Sophia, 37 m away.