Culture of Small Hagia Sophia Mosque
On the exterior of the Small Hagia Sophia Mosque, the masonry adopts the style of that period in Constantinople: mainly using bricks sunk in thick beds of mortar. The wal... Read More
Architecture of Small Hagia Sophia Mosque
On the exterior of the Small Hagia Sophia Mosque, the masonry adopts the style of that period in Constantinople: mainly using bricks sunk in thick beds of mortar. The walls are reinforced by chains made of small stone blocks.
In front of the building there is a portico and a court (they were added during the Ottoman period), with a small garden, a fountain for ablution as well as several small shops.
Inside the edifice, there is a two-storey colonnade, which runs along the north, west and south sides, and bears an inscription in twelve Greek hexameters dedicated to the Emperor Justinian, his wife, Theodora, and Saint Sergius, the patron-saint of the soldiers of the Roman army. The lower storey has 16 columns and the upper one has 18 columns. There are many of the capitals still bear the monograms of Justinian and Theodora.
The main area is square planned measuring 25 x 28 meters. There is a gallery floor that surrounds the whole structure in octagon shape except for the mihrab (niche). The dome covers the main location of the building and exceeds 15 meters and rises 19 meters from the ground. Nothing remains of the original interior decoration of the church as it is believed to be covered in mosaics with walls of variegated marble. During the conversion of the building into a mosque the windows and entrance were changed, floor level were raised, and the interior walls were plastered.
In front of the building there is a portico and a court (they were added during the Ottoman period), with a small garden, a fountain for ablution as well as several small shops.
Inside the edifice, there is a two-storey colonnade, which runs along the north, west and south sides, and bears an inscription in twelve Greek hexameters dedicated to the Emperor Justinian, his wife, Theodora, and Saint Sergius, the patron-saint of the soldiers of the Roman army. The lower storey has 16 columns and the upper one has 18 columns. There are many of the capitals still bear the monograms of Justinian and Theodora.
The main area is square planned measuring 25 x 28 meters. There is a gallery floor that surrounds the whole structure in octagon shape except for the mihrab (niche). The dome covers the main location of the building and exceeds 15 meters and rises 19 meters from the ground. Nothing remains of the original interior decoration of the church as it is believed to be covered in mosaics with walls of variegated marble. During the conversion of the building into a mosque the windows and entrance were changed, floor level were raised, and the interior walls were plastered.
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