563 ⟶ Hagia Sophia Dome Reconstruction Completed

Pendentive dome (Hagia Sophia) in Constantinople, Eastern Ro...
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🗿 Colossus of Rhodes Completed

Construction of the Colossus of Rhodes is completed.⟶
Colossus of Rhodes Completed (-280)
Ancient greeceSculptureMonumentArt HistoryRhodesArchitecture
GreeceGreeceTurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Nika Riots Suppression in Constantinople

Nika riots in Constantinople; the cathedral is destroyed. They are put down a week later by Belisarius and Mundus; up to 30,000 people are killed in the Hippodrome.⟶
Nika Riots Suppression in Constantinople (532)
Byzantine EmpireRiotsUrban WarfareCivil UnrestJustinian I
TurkeyTurkey

⛪ Second Council of Constantinople Condemns the Three Chapters

Second Council of Constantinople⟶
Second Council of Constantinople Condemns the Three Chapters (553)
ChristianityByzantine EmpireEcumenical CouncilTheologyChurch HistoryEastern Orthodox Church
TurkeyTurkey

🏛️ Hagia Sophia Dome Reconstruction Completed

Pendentive dome (Hagia Sophia) in Constantinople, Eastern Roman Empire⟶
Hagia Sophia Dome Reconstruction Completed (563)
Byzantine EmpireArchitectureReligious ArchitectureEastern Roman EmpireJustinian IArt History
TurkeyTurkey

🕌 Mimar Sinan Constructs the Süleymaniye Mosque

The architect Mimar Sinan builds the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul.⟶
Mimar Sinan Constructs the Süleymaniye Mosque (1550)
ArchitectureOttoman EmpireIstanbulReligious BuildingsArt HistoryConstruction
TurkeyTurkey

🕌 Hagia Sophia Reverted to Mosque by Turkish Decree

July 10: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan orders the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to be reverted to a mosque following the annulment of a 1934 presidential decree that made it into a museum.⟶
Hagia Sophia Reverted to Mosque by Turkish Decree (2020)
IslamIstanbulReligious ConversionOttoman EmpireByzantine EmpireCultural Heritage
TurkeyTurkey