Editing Byzantine architecture (section)

==== History of Hagia Sophia ====
The original construction of Hagia Sophia was possibly ordered by Constantine, but ultimately carried out by his son Constantius II in 360. Constantine's building of churches, specifically the Hagia Sophia, was considered an incredibly significant component in his shift of the centralization of power from Rome in the west to Constantinople in the east, and was considered the high-point of religious and political celebration. The construction of the final version of the Hagia Sophia, which still stands today, was overseen by Emperor Justinian. Between the rule of these two Emperors, Hagia Sophia was destroyed and rebuilt twice. Following its reconstruction, Hagia Sophia was considered the center of Orthodox Christianity for 900 years, until the fall of Constantinople to the [[Ottoman Turks|Ottomans]].<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Cohen |first=Andrew |date=2011 |title=Architecture in Religion: The History of the Hagia Sophia and Proposals For Returning It To Worship |type=MA thesis |publisher=Florida International University |url=https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2400/ |doi=10.25148/etd.FI14060867 |pages=2–3|doi-access=free }}</ref>
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|+Timeline
!Time
!Event
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|360
|Construction began
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|404
|Hagia Sophia was burned down in public riot.
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|415
|Construction begins on the next version of Hagia Sophia.
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|532
|The church is once again demolished during Nika riots.
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|537
|The final version of Hagia Sophia opens to Christian worship after five more years of construction.
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|558
|Earthquake - dome collapsed
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|859
|Fire damage
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|869
|Earthquake damage
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|989
|More earthquake damage
|-
|1317
|Large buttresses added
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|1453
|Constantinople fell to the Ottomans - converted into a mosque
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|1935
|Hagia Sophia is converted into a museum by secularists
|-
|2020
|Reverted to a mosque
|}