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Dedication of the Hagia Sophia

Dedication of the Hagia Sophia

Emperor Justinian I and Patriarch Menas preside over the grand dedication ceremony of the Hagia Sophia, with thousands in attendance as the massive dome is illuminated for the first time, symbolizing

Year 537
Date 12/27
Location Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Modern Istanbul, Turkey)
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
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Key Figures

Emperor Justinian I Patriarch Menas
Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 123 linked moments

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Dedication of the Hagia Sophia
537 · contemporaneous
C
Completion of the Hagia Sophia
537 · contemporaneous
D
Dedication of the Hagia Sophia
537 · contemporaneous
F
Fall of Constantinople
1453 · same location
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Second Council of Constantinople
553 · same figure
D
Dedication of the Hagia Sophia
537 · same figure
D
Dedication of the Hagia Sophia
537 · same figure
N
Nika Riots
532 · same figure
C
Completion of the Hagia Sophia
537 · same figure
D
Death of Emperor Justinian I
565 · same figure
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Hagia Sophia Reconstruction Completion
562 · same figure
O
Outbreak of the Plague of Justinian in Constantinople
542 · same figure
C
Consecration of the Basilica of San Vitale
547 · same figure
D
Death of Emperor Justinian I
565 · same figure
O
Outbreak of the Justinian Plague
541 · same figure
E
Earthquake that Destroyed the Hagia Sophia Dome
558 · same figure
F
Fall of Constantinople
1453 · same location
P
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554 · same figure
D
Death of Justin I
527 · same era
D
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