Hagia Sophia: Facts & Related Content
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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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