Hagia Sophia: Quick Facts

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• Emperors were crowned in the Hagia Sophia.
• Justinian, builder of the current structure of the Hagia Sophia, also erected hundreds of libraries, churches, and other public structures throughout the empire.
• The Hagia Sophia contains more than 100 columns, many of which were imported from the Greek Temple of Artemis.
• The first and second Hagia Sophia had wooden roofs, both of which burned during revolts.

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