Hagia Sophia: A History torrent

Hagia Sophia: A History - Richard Winston [epub]

As the Roman Empire declined and fell, a new empire was born - the Byzantine. Its birth was a turning point in history; its life was to span 1,100 years. Rooted in the classical traditions of Greece and Rome, the Byzantine Greeks rejected the dying pagan gods of those cultures and evolved a living Christian civilization. Their capital was the New Rome, Constantinople; their sacred shrine, succeeding the temple of the Pantheon, was the Church of Hagia Sophia, the Holy Wisdom, consecrated to the one God alone. This great church rose in the sixth century - a symbol of Christ’s wisdom; a masterpiece of volume, scale, and architectural style; an embodiment of the power, grandeur, and spirit of a mighty empire, uniting East with West.

Here, from National Book Award winner Richard Winston, is the extraordinary story of one of the world's great architectural treasures and its everchanging role in the history of Constantinople.

Print Length: 176 pages
Publisher: New Word City, Inc.; 1st edition (May 17, 2017)