Title: Nave of the Hagia Sofia (Aya Sofya)

View Description: partial view of nave

Creator: Anthemius of Tralles; Isidorus of Miletus architect; architect

Subject:

  • Capitals
  • Columns (Architectural elements)
  • Domes
  • conches
  • semi-domes
  • Apses
  • tympanum walls
  • Plaques (flat objects)

Culture: Roman; Byzantine; Islamic

Period: Byzantine; Ottoman

Century: 6 CE

Work Dates: c. 532-537

Country: Turkey

Current Site: Istanbul, TUR

Repository Site: Istanbul, Hagia Sofia

Original Site: Constantinople, TUR

Notes:

  • [Description Notes] The nave of the Hagia Sofia contains conches, apses at four corners, tympanum walls, columns and capitals, a dome, and two semi-domes. It also contains six painted wooden plaques with the names of God, Muhammad, and the four rightly guided caliphs (Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali) created by Mustafa Izzet Efendi.

Category: Architecture

Work Type: Nave