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The Hagia Sophia (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, Holy Wisdom) is a church located in Thessaloniki, Greece. With its current structure dating from the 7th century, it is one of the oldest churches in the city still standing today.
Hagia Sophia, [a] officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, [b] is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire , it was completed in AD 537.
The nearby Church of Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for which the station is named. Agias Sofias station features a mini museum within the station, similar to those of Athens Metro stations like Syntagma , which houses the Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection . [ 5 ]
The square dates back to the Byzantine period of the city and took its name from the church of Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) located within it. At the time it was also called Skalia . During a fire in 1890, it was heavily damaged but was restored under the supervision of Charles Diehl , a notable Byzantinist.
Articles relating to the Hagia Sophia, its history, and depictions.The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire, it was completed in 537 AD.
The most severe of these was the Nika riots of 532, in which an estimated 30,000 people were killed [7] and many important buildings were destroyed, such as the nearby second Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine cathedral. The current (third) Hagia Sophia was built by Justinian I following the Nika riots.
Scenes of marriage and family life in Constantinople Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki ... Map of Byzantine Greece ca. 900 AD, with the themes and major settlements.
Hagia Sophia was built in the fourteenth century by the first despot of Mystras, Manuel Kantakouzenos, whose monograms are preserved on marble plaques of the church. [1] [2] The church was originally dedicated to Jesus Christ the Life Giver (Ancient Greek: Ζωοδότης Χριστός, romanized: Zoodotes Christos) [2] and was the catholicon of the men's monastery, bearing the same name, as ...