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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Smarthistory - A work in progress: Middle Byzantine mosaics in Hagia Sophia. | Jun 06, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Radio National Breakfast - The lost chants of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia. | Nov 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN Travel - Hagia Sophia: Secrets of the 1,600-year-old megastructure that has survived the collapse of empires. | Aug 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - "A Church is Never Just a Church": Hagia Sophia and the Mutability of Monuments (PDF). | Feb 11, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Dec 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Hagia Sophia: Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum into mosque. | Oct 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Archnet - Hagia Sophia. | May 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard University - Whose Culture? - Hagia Sophia (Istanbul). | Dec 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Hagia Sophia in Istanbul The History of the Hagia Sophia Church. | Aug 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Association for Asian Studies - Hagia Sophia: Bridge Across Time. | Jul 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Underground World of the Hagia Sophia. | Mar 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smarthistory - A work in progress: Middle Byzantine mosaics in Hagia Sophia. | Aug 25, 2022 | ||
| Corrected the spelling of “mosaics.” | Mar 07, 2022 | ||
| Added information about the architecture of the Hagia Sophia and the importance of its mosaics. | Aug 18, 2021 | ||
| Noted the building's conversion back into a mosque in 2020. | Aug 05, 2020 | ||
| Article revised. | Jul 31, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 19, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism - Hagia Sophia Museum. | Mar 05, 2020 | ||
| Deleted extra space after “Ayasofya” in the variant titles. | Mar 02, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 13, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 08, 2019 | ||
| Added images of the structure and removed a misidentified photograph. | Jan 08, 2018 | ||
| Added information on the order of the construction of the minarets and on the original church built at the site. | Jan 08, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Hagia Sophia. | Dec 06, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Hagia Sophia: Facts, History and Architecture. | Dec 06, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Quatr.us - Hagia Sophia. | Jul 08, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 10, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | May 23, 2016 | ||
| Article revised to mention that the original church on the Hagia Sophia site was destroyed in a riot following the explusion of St. John Chrysostom in 404. | Nov 25, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Met - Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. | Jan 17, 2014 | ||
| Article revised and expanded. | Sep 01, 2011 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 25, 2011 | ||
| Floor plan and cross section images of the Hagia Sophia added. | Feb 25, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 14, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - Hagia Sophia. | Feb 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Hagia Sophia, Turkey. | Dec 17, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: h2g2 - Hagia Sophia. | Dec 17, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Great Buildings - Hagia Sophia. | Jul 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Great Buildings - Hagia Sophia. | Jul 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Sacred Destinations - Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. | Jul 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Sacred Destinations - Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. | Jul 25, 2007 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 18, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Great Buildings Collection - Hagia Sophia. | Jun 12, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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