The Hagia Sophia as said in live science was “born out of riots”. The Hagia Sophia was the biggest Orthodox Church built in the East Roman Empire called “Church of Holy Wisdom” modern day Istanbul and was constructed in the same location three times in its life span. The church was a place where the rulers were crowned and throughout the byzantine period it was the “biggest operational cathedral”. A great revolt called the Nika Riot hit Constantinople in 532 A.D. because of the unpopularity of the Emperor Justinian. Justinian had been emperor for five years now and his unpopularity came from the taxes that he had imposed on the people. At the end Justinian had put down the rebellion with brute force but not before the church
