Reconstruction of Hagia Sophia

Name: Reconstruction of Hagia Sophia
Start: 532
End: 537

Type Event Region Byzantine Empire Time 532–537

From 532 to 537 CE, Justinian I ordered the reconstruction of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople after the Nika riots, designed by architects Anthemius a…

Timeline

532Hagia Sophia construction site · IstanbulJustinian ordered the old church demolished and reconstruction begun; Anthemius and Isidore designed the new structure, using materials from across the empire and large numbers of laborers.
537Hagia Sophia · IstanbulThe new Hagia Sophia was completed and a consecration ceremony held; Justinian attended in person, and legend has it that he exclaimed he had surpassed the glory of Solomon's Temple.

Sources

Hagia Sophia https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hagia-Sophia
Procopius, On Buildings — Procopius of Caesarea https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Procopius/Buildings/home.html