In 1453, the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople and Sultan Mehmed II ordered the immediate cleanup and the building to be converted into a Masjid. The next sultan Bayezid II built a new minaret, replacing the one built by his father. The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels were removed, and many of the mosaics were eventually plastered over. The Islamic features — such as the altar or mihrab, the pulpit or minbar, and the four minarets (two were built by the great Ottoman architect Mirmar Sinan, who is considered one of the world’s first earthquake engineers) outside — were added over the course of its history under the Ottomans.
TP13: The Mystical Hagia Sophia aka Aya Sofya
In 1453, the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople and Sultan Mehmed II ordered the immediate cleanup and the building to be converted into a Masjid. The next sultan Bayezid II built a new minaret, replacing the one built by his father. The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels were removed, and many of the mosaics were eventually plastered over. The Islamic features — such as the altar or mihrab, the pulpit or minbar, and the four minarets (two were built by the great Ottoman architect Mirmar Sinan, who is considered one of the world’s first earthquake engineers) outside — were added over the course of its history under the Ottomans.
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