famous building

Hagia Sophia

Hagia sophia  or Aya Sofya is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi) in Instanbul, Turkey.

The building became a mosque at May, 29th 1453 untill 1931 during Kesultanan Utsmani reign. At this time, various Christian symbols such as bells, drawings and mosaics depicting Jesus, Mary, Christian saints, and angels were removed or closed. Various Islamic attributes such as mihrab, minbar, and four towers, were added.

      

Sadirvan, a place for wudhu

Mihrab

After being a mosque, this building secularized and opened as a museum on February 1th, 1935 by the Republic of Turkey untill now.

resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia


some question:
1. what is Hagia Sophia?
2. where is Hagia Sophia?
3. what is the history of this building?
4. when was this building became a mosque?
5. what is mihrab?