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To: marshmallow

If I remember this right Hagia Sophia was a mostly a wooden structure that was damaged\burned in the Nikka Riots (532 AD). Justinian I had it rebuilt into the magnificent structure it is today.


14 posted on 09/03/2022 8:20:08 AM PDT by Reily
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To: Reily

Righto!

Byzantine Emperor Constantius commissioned construction of the first Hagia Sophia in 360 A.D. Unfortunately it had a wooden roof and burned to the ground during a revolt in 404 AD.
It was rebuilt but again with a wooden roof.
It was badly damaged during the Nika Revolt and repair was impossible. Emperor Justinian I commissioned renowned architects Isidoros (Milet) and Anthemios (Tralles) to build a new basilica. When it was completed in 537 AD Emperor Justinian is reported to have said, “My Lord, thank you for giving me the chance to create such a worshipping place.”

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece/hagia-sophia


16 posted on 09/03/2022 9:12:35 AM PDT by oldvirginian (There ain't no Coupe DeVille hiding at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box )
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