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Flat illustration of a domed building with a minaret, a classical column, and geometric patterns in orange and tan

Can you master this Hagia Sophia quiz before the clock strikes its final second?

Sacred Architecture

Difficulty

Medium

Questions

20

Volts

2/q

Fire gutted the old stones during the Nika riots before Justinian demanded a masterpiece that defied gravity. Test your grip on the geometry of Anthemius and Isidore. Track the structural shifts from massive pendentives to the forty windows that make the great dome float.