When Hagia Sophia was inaugurated, Justinian was so impressed and excited that after he thanked God he is said to have cried ‘’Glory to God who has deemed me worthy of accomplishing such a work! O Solomon! I have vanquished thee’’ implying the height of the dome. pic.twitter.com/33AHlS09VY
— Rome & Byzantium (@romebyzantium) December 27, 2020
#Onthisday in AD 537, the construction of the new church of Hagia Sophia was completed and inaugurated by Justinian I who supposedly exclaimed "Oh Solomon, I have outdone you!".
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 27, 2020
Image 4: Mosaic panel depicting Justinian holding a model of Hagia Sophia, dated to around AD 1,000. pic.twitter.com/5A8QAXzK8b
December 27th, 537 - Agia Sofia is inaugurated. https://t.co/ERlVJJW1gM pic.twitter.com/FGi3treyFE
— Greekcitytimes (@greekcitytimes) December 27, 2020
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