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|location = [[Constantinople]] | |location = [[Constantinople]] | ||
|dateconstructed= Circa 500 C.E. | |dateconstructed= Circa 500 C.E. | ||
|functions= | |functions= Church | ||
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|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|Assassin's Creed Revelations]]''}} | |appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|Assassin's Creed Revelations]]''}} | ||
'''Little Hagia Sophia''', formerly the '''Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchusis''', is a former Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Sergius and Bacchus in [[Constantinople]], later converted into a mosque during the reign of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. | '''Little Hagia Sophia''', formerly the '''Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchusis''', is a former Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Sergius and Bacchus in [[Constantinople]], later converted into a mosque during the reign of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. | ||
This [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] building, with a central dome plan, was erected during the | This [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] building, with a central dome plan, was erected during the 6th century. It is believed to have served as a prototype of sorts for the [[Hagia Sophia]], the largest church within the city, that was built a few decades later. | ||
The database entry for Little Hagia Sophia | ==Trivia== | ||
*The database entry for Little Hagia Sophia contests the claim that it was a prototype for the Hagia Sophia, due to "vastly different" structural elements that would supposedly be evident on a close inspection and comparison of both buildings. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | ||
Revision as of 09:34, 19 October 2015
Little Hagia Sophia, formerly the Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchusis, is a former Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Constantinople, later converted into a mosque during the reign of the Ottoman Empire.
This Byzantine building, with a central dome plan, was erected during the 6th century. It is believed to have served as a prototype of sorts for the Hagia Sophia, the largest church within the city, that was built a few decades later.
Trivia
- The database entry for Little Hagia Sophia contests the claim that it was a prototype for the Hagia Sophia, due to "vastly different" structural elements that would supposedly be evident on a close inspection and comparison of both buildings.
Gallery
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Little Hagia Sophia Mosque
