Hagia Sophia

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The Hagia Sophia, (in Latin: Sancta Sophia), was a former Eastern-Orthodox basilica located in the Imperial district of the city of Constantinople. Following the fall of Constantinople in 1453, it was converted into a mosque by Mehmed II. It was also used as a library.

History

In 1510, the Janissary Murat Bin Husn concealed the armor of Ishak Pasha inside the Hagia Sophia. The following year, Ezio Auditore da Firenze had recovered Ishak Pasha's scattered memoirs and entered the mosque. Within minutes, he climbed to the dome and activated an entrance to the armor's storage room, and he took it back to the Galata headquarters.

While locating the second Masyaf Key, Ezio climbed one of the minarets and used his Eagle Sense to locate a book on one of the Hagia Sophia's rooftops.

Also in 1511, Sofia Sartor requested some tulips from Ezio. He tracked a florist to the Hagia Sophia, and learned he could find some in the courtyard. Afterwards, he found Sofia had prepared a picnic in the shadow of the great mosque.

Trivia

• There is an achievement in Assassin's Creed: Revelations for climbing Hagia Sofia from its base to the pinnacle in under 25 seconds.
• One of Ishak Pasha's memoir pages is located on the pinnacle.
• Hagia Sophia is a purchasable landmark in Constantinople for a price of 60,400 Akçe.
• In reality, Hagia Sophia only had two minarets in 1511: Darby McDevitt explained having four minarets "was the iconic image of the Hagia Sofia" and had to be in the game.

Gallery

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  Hagia Sophia Comparison (In-game & Real life)
• Inside Hagia Sophia.
  Inside Hagia Sophia.
• Concept art of the Hagia Sophia
  Concept art of the Hagia Sophia