Hagia Sofia vs. Al-Azhar Mosque
In this writing i will compare two structures, Hagia Sophia which is in Istanbul,Turkey and Al-Azhar Mosque it is in Cairo,Egypt.
Hagia Sophia was built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the old city center of Istanbul's historic peninsula between the years AD 532-537.Hagia Sophia is a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture although,is a structure that influence the synthesis of Pagan, Orthodox, Catholic and Islam.First and foremost , it has an importance about the size and architecture.While it was building , in the world there were not another sample being covered with a dome -shaped in the size of the Hagia Sophia and did not have such a big interior space.The main entrance
The building
In this writing i will compare two structures, Hagia Sophia which is in Istanbul,Turkey and Al-Azhar Mosque it is in Cairo,Egypt.
Hagia Sophia was built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the old city center of Istanbul's historic peninsula between the years AD 532-537.Hagia Sophia is a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture although,is a structure that influence the synthesis of Pagan, Orthodox, Catholic and Islam.First and foremost , it has an importance about the size and architecture.While it was building , in the world there were not another sample being covered with a dome -shaped in the size of the Hagia Sophia and did not have such a big interior space.The main entrance
The building