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
surface form: Küçük Ayasofya Camii

Little Hagia Sophia Mosque
surface form: Little Hagia Sophia
architecturalPlan octagonal plan
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
architecturalType central-plan church
builtDuringReignOf Justinian I
commissionedBy Justinian I
surface form: Emperor 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
Sergius
surface form: Saint 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 (probable)
surface form: 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 Christianity
surface form: 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 Saints Sergius and Bacchus
this entity surface form: Church of St. 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