The Hagia Sophia, Ἁγία Σοφία in Greek, which means "Holy Wisdom." The full name in Greek being Ναός τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, "Church of the Holy Wisdom of God." From the day of its dedication in 360 AD until 1453 AD it served as the Patriarchal Church for the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. However, during the years 1204 through 1261 when Latin Papists attacked Constantinople and sacked the Holy Church and installed a heretical patriarch.
It was the largest Cathedral in the world for almost a thousand years. Now, because of the Muslim occupation of the land, it has been turned into a museum, although it is under the protection of UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The Hagia Sophia is an important piece of history in terms of not only Byzantine architecture but also it's significance to the Holy Orthodox Church.
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