Church of Santa Sofia

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf church
gptkbp:architect Anthemius of Tralles
Isidore of Miletus
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Byzantine_architecture
gptkbp:artwork gptkb:Ottoman_architecture
gptkb:Renaissance_architecture
yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Empress_Theodora
gptkb:Emperor_Justinian_I
Islam
Constantinople
gptkbp:basedOn 31 meters
gptkbp:built 537 AD
gptkbp:culturalHeritage part_of_the_Historic_Areas_of_Istanbul
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol_of_Byzantine_architecture
gptkbp:currentCoach museum
gptkbp:currentStatus open to public
functioning mosque
museum status revoked in 2020
gptkbp:famousFor mosaics
gptkbp:height 55.6 meters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the greatest achievements of Byzantine architecture
influence on mosque architecture
cultural_bridge_between_East_and_West
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Church of Santa Sofia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Jacques_Chirac
gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Angela_Merkel
gptkb:Emmanuel_Macron
gptkb:Pope_Benedict_XVI
gptkb:Vladimir_Putin
Queen Elizabeth II
minarets
large dome
apse
narthex
gptkbp:primaryFunction cathedral
gptkbp:renovated 1991-1999
1847-1849
gptkbp:significantEvent conversion to mosque in 1453
conversion to museum in 1935
gptkbp:symbolizes gptkb:Christian_iconography
gptkb:Islamic_calligraphy
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site yes
gptkbp:visitorsPerYear 3.5 million