NOVA. Istanbul's ancient mystery / Hagia Sophia :

Istanbul's magnificent Hagia Sophia has survived on one of the world's most active seismic faults, which has inflicted a dozen devastating earthquakes since Hagia Sophia was built in 537 AD. As Istanbul braces for the next big quake, a team of architects and engineers is investigating Hagi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Glassman, Gary (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Klein, Larry (Producer) (Director, Producer), Sanders, Jay O., 1953- (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English captions for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2015.
Subjects:	Hagia Sophia (Church : İznik, Turkey) > Design and construction. Hagia Sophia (Church : İznik, Turkey) > History. Hagia Sophia (Church : İznik, Turkey) Church buildings > Turkey > Istanbul > Design and construction. Istanbul (Turkey) > Buildings, structures, etc. Architecture. Buildings Church buildings > Design and construction Turkey > Istanbul History - Ancient Online media. Documentary television programs History Nonfiction television programs Video recordings for the hearing impaired Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentaires télévisés. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

Table of Contents:

Hagia Sophia (2:12); History of Hagia Sophia (3:07); Studying Hagia Sophia's Architecture (2:54); Seismic Shake Table Test (2:26); Who Built Hagia Sophia? (5:48); Model Building (4:58); Reconstruction (4:21); Hidden Christian Mosaics (4:46); Hagia Sophia's Composition (2:35); Semi-Dome Model Failure (2:17); Searching for Christian Mosaics (5:32); Shake Table Test (10:59); Credits: Hagia Sophia
Istanbul's Ancient Mystery (1:12);