Justinian's Hagia Sophia

The church has undergone many reconstructions throughout the years. Over three churches were rebuilt in that spot until Justinian created Hagia Sophia and that is what is there to this day. Justinian is definitely in a place to be honored for the greatness that he accomplished. He set an example for others that greatness could be achieved and to be proud of their religion. He built Hagia Sophia to let others understand the superiority of Christianity by building an immense church with a harmonious and celestial feeling. Hagia Sophia was originally destined to be a Christian church but was turned into a mosque and was used for the same purpose. Even though both religions have different ideals they have to realize that they are not that different after all. Their love for their God and for what He’s done has brought them to share the same feelings and even use the same church. Hagia Sophia was used as a precedent for other mosques because of the grandiose features the dome brought to the mosque, a completely different sense of the unity of heaven and earth.
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“According to the sixth century historians Procopius and Agathias, the first dome was an object of reverential astonishment” (Taylor 66). They said that the new one did not compare to the old one because the new one has subtle effects. Meanwhile, the old dome had more to look at. Once the first dome collapsed Isidorus the Younger decided to demolish the remainder of the first dome and start afresh. He decided to start fresh because he knew that the problem was the unevenness of the arches. He also rebuilt the whole structure to provide pendentives instead of arches to support the dome. And this is what it turned out to be. He created this great dome that is said to be a triumph for both Justinian and Christianity