Hagia Sophia literally Holy Mosque of Hagia Sophia the Grand, and formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.
## About This Game
This Experience allows you to navigate through Hagia Sophia, and by holding
Historical Objects, it allows you to listen to Mosaic, History and Quran.
After the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453, it was
converted to a mosque by Mehmed the Conqueror. The patriarchate moved to the
Church of the Holy Apostles, which became the city’s cathedral. Although some
parts of the city had fallen into disrepair, the cathedral had been maintained
with funds set aside for this purpose, and the Christian cathedral made a
strong impression on the new Ottoman rulers who conceived its conversion. The
bells, altar, iconostasis, ambo and baptistery were removed and relics
destroyed. The mosaics depicting Jesus, his mother Mary, Christian saints, and
angels were eventually destroyed or plastered over. Islamic architectural
features were added, such as a minbar (pulpit), four minarets, and a mihrab –
a niche indicating the direction of prayer (qibla). From its initial
conversion until the construction in 1616 of the nearby Sultan Ahmed Mosque,
aka the Blue Mosque, it was the principal mosque of Istanbul.
Hagia Sophia VR Experience