The history of the Hagia Sophia, a famous Byzantine landmark that has existed for 1500 years, and is now a museum. Very extensive information about the architectural features of the exterior and the interior can be found in a pulldown...

How much do you know about the Hagia Sophia? Find out by answering this six-question multiple-choice and true/false quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for each question.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this page provides an explanatory description of the 6th-century church Hagia Sophia in modern-day Istanbul. Various images of the structure and links to other related topics are also included.

Hagia Sophia.

Hagia Sophia , Istanbul

This page contains a description of the Hagia Sophia along with pictures & a computer drafted model of the structure.

This page contains a description of the Hagia Sophia along with pictures & a computer drafted model of the structure.

This page contains a description of the Hagia Sophia along with pictures & a computer drafted model of the structure.

See a photo and read this description of the Hagia Sophia, located in Istanbul, Turkey, and hailed as a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture.

An image of "View of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople", created by Eduard Hildebrandt, c. 1852 (Watercolour, 210 x 295 mm).

At this site from Fordham University you can access a wealth of information on the Byzantine Empire, from journal articles, to photo galleries, to downloadable software.

Annotated outline of the history of the Byzantine Empire.

A collection of resources about domes that includes basic facts about domes, challenges faced by dome builders, famous domes from around the world, and a lab that helps you understand different kinds of materials used to construct domes....

This timeline is highlighted with images of objects from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.