The Basilica of Hagia Sophia, built with spectacular magnificence by order of Emperor Justinian (483-565) in the 6th century in Constantinople, serves to showcase the splendor of Byzantium. Built on a Greek cross ground plan and crowned by a 30 m diameter central dome, Hagia Sophia was the largest Christian temple until the 16th century. Its construction was directed by the architects Antemio de Tralles and Isidore of Miletus. Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe entitled the infographic with the name of Hagia Sophia.
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