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Agia Sofia


Agia Sofia
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Copyright: Thodoris and Gamze (nisko) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 442 W: 78 N: 274] (2389)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-01
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/2.7
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-27 5:04
Viewed: 534
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Agia Sofia was constructed between 532-537 at the age of Ioustianos emperos of byzantio.its architectors were the Isidoros and Artemios and it is mentioned as the greatest sympol of christianity!

Agia Sophia was the seat of the Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople and a principal setting for Byzantine imperial ceremonies.

The structure has been severely damaged several times by earthquakes. The dome collapsed after an earthquake in 558; and was replaced in 563. There were additional partial collapses in 989 after which an Armenian architect named Trdat was commissioned to repair the damage. During the Latin Occupation (1204–1261) the church became a Roman Catholic cathedral. After the Turks invaded Constantinople, Hagia Sophia was converted to a mosque in 1453. In 1935, under the orders of Turkish president Kemal Atatürk, Hagia Sophia was turned into the Ayasofya Museum.

The building was restored and repaired numerous times by Ottoman architects. The most famous and extensive work was done by Mimar Sinan, one of the most famous architects in history, in the 16th century, which included the addition of structural supports to the exterior of the building, the replacement of the old minarets with the minarets that stand today, and the addition of Islamic pulpits and art.

For almost 500 years the principal mosque of Istanbul, Ayasofya served as model for many of the Ottoman mosques such as the Şehzade Mosque, the Süleymaniye Mosque, and the Rüstem Pasha Mosque.
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  • Great 
  • gbeli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 438 W: 66 N: 230] (1915)
  • [2007-03-27 12:32]

This picture is exellent too.

  • Great 
  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 654 W: 73 N: 870] (3017)
  • [2007-03-28 10:00]

The richness of colours and the happy visitors at the fountain add a note of originality to this classic image.
Very well-done
TFS
silke

  • Great 
  • Uhu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 504 W: 0 N: 1073] (4825)
  • [2007-03-28 12:22]

Strangest transfigurations happens. And amazing that this 6-th century church still stand. Nice photo, this.

Hi Thodoris, lovely composition with splendid architecture, great light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

  • Great 
  • Ertan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 585 W: 64 N: 248] (2977)
  • [2007-03-29 15:00]

Hi Thodoris
Good colors and sharpness.Great compo and POV.
Well done
Best Regards
Ertan

if i was looking for a reason to visit istanbul
once - this beautiful building would definitely be one.
nice shot, thodoris, well composed with the
green bushes and grass, the fountain and the
people accompanying the Agia Sofia,
just the sky could be a little bit darker.
well seen & captured, thorsten.

hi thodoris,
wonderful composition of this great world heritate. congragulations
mustafa

Thodoris, c'est une église des plus anciennes qui soient parvenues jusqu'à nous et elle a servi de modèle aux mosquées ottomanes. La composition est bonne ainsi que le POV. La présence des promeneurs anime le premier plan. Le fichier souffre d'une trop grande compression, il faut savoir qu'on peut aller jusqu'à 200 Ko pourquoi ne pas en profiter ?
Jacques

hello
nice shot,best colour but very white sky

TFS regards polat

  • Great 
  • wolf38 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2141 W: 75 N: 1089] (7364)
  • [2007-04-19 11:56]

Hello Thodoris. Your photo of the Agia Sofia is beautiful and worth seeing. If one stands before the mosque, it is not simple to find the correct point of view. Usually disturbs something. Your photo succeeded also coloured well and marvelously composed. Best regards, Wolfgang.

Nice colors and POV. Too bad the sky was overexposed.
TFS
Jorge

  • Great 
  • TopGeo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2071 W: 79 N: 2792] (12808)
  • [2007-05-09 14:00]

Hi Thodori
Apithani i ergasia sou kai sosta dosmeni tin ora pou iparxi zoi giro.Opaia xromata fisika kai topothetisi,Bravo Xereto Georgios

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