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	The Church of '''Hagia Sophia''' ({{lang-el\|Ἁγία Σοφία}}, meaning "Holy Wisdom" {{lang-tr\|Ayasofya}}), now the '''Hagia Sophia Museum''', is a former Chalcedonian (]) ] located in the city of ] in the north-eastern part of ]. It dates back to the thirteenth century when Trabzon was the capital of the ]. It is located near the seashore and two miles west of the medieval town's limits. It is one of a few dozen ] sites still existent in the area.		The Church of '''Hagia Sophia''' ({{lang-el\|Ἁγία Σοφία}}, meaning "Holy Wisdom" {{lang-tr\|Ayasofya}}), now the '''Hagia Sophia Museum''', is a former Chalcedonian (]) ] located in the city of ] in the north-eastern part of ]. It dates back to the thirteenth century when Trabzon was the capital of the ]. It is located near the seashore and two miles west of the medieval town's limits. It is one of a few dozen ] sites still existent in the area.

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	24 metres to the west of the church is a tall bell tower, 40 metres high. It was built in 1427 and also contains frescoes.		24 metres to the west of the church is a tall bell tower, 40 metres high. It was built in 1427 and also contains frescoes.

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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A view of the Hagia Sophia of Trabzon (today a museum) with its bell tower and the Black Sea coast in the background

The Church of Hagia Sophia (Template:Lang-el, meaning "Holy Wisdom" Template:Lang-tr), now the Hagia Sophia Museum, is a former Chalcedonian (Greek Orthodox) church located in the city of Trabzon in the north-eastern part of Turkey. It dates back to the thirteenth century when Trabzon was the capital of the Empire of Trebizond. It is located near the seashore and two miles west of the medieval town's limits. It is one of a few dozen Byzantine sites still existent in the area.

History

Hagia Sophia was built in Trebizond during the reign of Manuel I between 1238 and 1263. After Mehmed II conquered the city in 1461 the church was converted into a mosque and its frescos covered in whitewash. During World War I and for a brief period afterward, the city was occupied by the Russian military and used as a makeshift hospital and depot. Afterwards it was put back into use as a mosque, until 1964 when it was turned into a museum - which it remains to this day. From 1958 to 1964 the frescoes were uncovered and the church consolidated with the help of experts from Edinburgh University and the General Directorate of Foundations.

The Hagia Sophia church is an important example of late Byzantine architecture, being characterised by a high central dome and four large column arches supporting the weight of the dome and ceiling. Below the dome is an Opus sectile pavement of multicolored stones. The church was built with a cross-in-square plan, but with an exterior form that takes the shape of a cross thanks to prominent north and south porches. The structure is 22 metres long, 11.6 metres wide and 12.7 metres tall. The late 13th-century frescos, revealed during the Edinburgh University restoration, illustrate New Testament themes. External stone figurative reliefs and other ornamenting is in keeping with local traditions found in Georgia and Armenia.

24 metres to the west of the church is a tall bell tower, 40 metres high. It was built in 1427 and also contains frescoes.

Gallery

Interior
Frescoes
Dome frescoes
Floor

Notes

Eastmond, Anthony. "The Byzantine Empires in the Thirteenth Century" in Art and Identity in Thirteenth-Century Byzantium: Hagia Sophia and the Empire of Trebizond. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2004, p. 1.

External links

Monasteries of Trabzon
Hagia Sophia of Trabzon/Trebizond
Other Christian Churches converted to Mosques
PontosWorld
Photos of the Hagia Sophia in Trabzon
The Church of Hagia Sophia at Trapezounta, Pontos by Dr Constantine Hionides

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