... who came from near modern Turkey. They came from different places and built a magnificent church. The problems the architects faced were how to put it together in a dome shape, centralized unit with basilican and longitudinal plan. After Hagia Sophia was first completed in February 15, 360 there were 550 people assigned to serve it. There were 80 priests, 150 deacons, 60 ... main piers in Hagia Sophia. It is built on large blocks of ashlars. The eight main piers support main parts of the arches. The eight massive piers are approximately 100 square meters. There are four barrel vaults. I...

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