Last Name 1 Name: Professor: Course: Date: Group 2: Notre Dame de Chartres, Chartres, France Vs Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. Hagia Sophia is a museum which began as a GreekChristian Cathedral then converted into Ottoman Imperial Mosque then into a national museum. The Hagia Sophia was constructed using Byzantine architecture. This was the architecture of the Byzantine Emperor and the style was influenced by Roman and Greek architecture. This design is characterized by a large central dome, a big square nave and numerous arched windows. It also has two levels which are the ground level and a gallery. It has many mosaic and marble decorations on its dark colored thick walls (Nelson 98). Hagia Sophia is not only a tourist attraction site but also a religious iconic center especially for the muslims who have campaigned for the reinstatement of the mosque that was initially there. Notre Dame de Charters is a medieval cathedral church in France and it was designed using French Gothic architecture. It consists of all major features of Gothic architecture which are a pointed arch, the flying buttress and the rib-and-panel vault. The windows of the cathedral are stained-glass, with the upper panels having portaits of biblical legends and saints. It also has a wide nave with winding passages used by the faithfuls. Typical of Catholic cathedrals, it also consists of sculptures of saints and religious legends. The cathedral has been able to survive numerous threats such as fires and revolutions (Preble 142). It is monumental to Catholic faithful
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