Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus

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The Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus is a 6th-century Byzantine church in Constantinople (modern Istanbul), renowned for its distinctive octagonal design and richly decorated interior.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine church ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox church ⓘ
church building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Küçük Ayasofya Camii ⓘ
linked to: Küçük Ayasofya

Little Hagia Sophia ⓘ
architecturalPlan octagonal plan ⓘ
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture ⓘ
architecturalType central-plan church ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf Justinian I ⓘ
commissionedBy Emperor Justinian I ⓘ
linked to: Justinian I

Empress Theodora ⓘ
completedInCentury 6th century ⓘ
constructionEndDate c. 536 ⓘ
constructionStartDate c. 527 ⓘ
convertedToMosqueInCentury 16th century ⓘ
coordinateLatitude 41.004 ⓘ
coordinateLongitude 28.974 ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
currentDenomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
currentFunction mosque ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Bacchus ⓘ
Saint Sergius ⓘ
linked to: Sergius
floorCount 2 ⓘ
hasApse true ⓘ
hasAtrium true ⓘ
hasDome true ⓘ
hasFeature inscription praising Justinian and Theodora ⓘ
marble revetment ⓘ
two-storey colonnaded gallery ⓘ
hasMinaret true ⓘ
hasNarthex true ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1985 ⓘ
inspired Hagia Sophia ⓘ
locatedIn Constantinople ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
locatedInCountry Turkey ⓘ
locatedInHistoricRegion Byzantine Empire ⓘ
locatedInModernDistrict Fatih, Istanbul ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood Küçük Ayasofya ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Hippodrome of Constantinople ⓘ
Sea of Marmara ⓘ
notableFor distinctive octagonal design ⓘ
richly decorated interior ⓘ
originalDenomination Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
partOf Historic Areas of Istanbul ⓘ
religiousAffiliationAfterOttomanConquest Islam ⓘ
roofType domed ⓘ

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Justinian I → architecturalPatronage → Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus ⓘ
Historic Areas of Istanbul → contains → Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus ⓘ
linked to: Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus
Justinian dynasty → architecturalAchievement → Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus ⓘ
Basilica of San Vitale → follows → Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus ⓘ
Little Hagia Sophia Mosque → originalName → Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus ⓘ
Küçük Ayasofya → contains → Little Hagia Sophia (Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus) ⓘ
linked to: Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus
Hüseyin Ağa → associatedWith → former Byzantine church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus ⓘ
linked to: Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus
Justinianic building program → significantProject → Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus ⓘ
Marmara coast of Constantinople → notableNearbySite → Church of Sts. Sergius and Bacchus ⓘ
linked to: Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus