aug 2, 532 - Hagia Sophia

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-Church of holy wisdom
-Justinian (responsible for creating laws and tax program)
-begun in wake of protests (after that crazy bitch set a house full of protestors on fire (mans not hot))
-"You revolted, i punished you, now i will rebuild the city in a way that honors us all" -Justinian
-Minorets were added when turks (islamic) conquered turkey and converted the building from a church into a mosque. Before that it had been converted into different kinds of churches, like, a million times. it's a museum now.
-Both centerally planned and longitudinally planned.
-Two semi domes support the central dome.
-Two narthex

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