12 / Conflict and Resistance
| Artist / Origin |
Anthemius of Tralles (Greek, active 6th c.) and Isidorus of Miletus (Greek, active 6th c.) (architects)
Region: West Asia
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|---|---|
| Date |
Begun 532–537
Period: 500 CE - 1000 CE
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| Material |
Brick, stone, stucco, and other materials
Medium: Architecture and Planning
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| Dimensions | (Dome) H: approx. 182 ½ ft. (55.6 m.); (Minarets) H: approx. 197 ft. (60 m.) (each) |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Credit | Courtesy of Vanni/Art Resource, NY |
expert perspective
| Tarek KahlaouiAssistant Professor of Islamic Art and Islamic History, Rutgers University |
Hagia Sophia (exterior)
» Anthemius of Tralles (Greek, active 6th c.) and Isidorus of Miletus (Greek, active 6th c.) (architects)expert perspective
Tarek Kahlaoui
Assistant Professor of Islamic Art and Islamic History, Rutgers University
“backWe have two traditions here, and this is related to the concept of conquest in Islam, the Arabic word for ‘conquest’ is futūh. We have the conquest by force and we have the conquest by compromise or by peace. Where we have the conquest by force then Muslims are allowed legally, from a religious point of view, to maybe destroy or appropriate the buildings of the local population. In Constantinople it was conquest by force. The Ottomans decided to appropriate all buildings and all properties of the local population of Constantinople. They decided to make Hagia Sophia as their main mosque.”