Hagia Sophia Mosque Elements – Minarets, Mihrab, Minbar

The mosque grammar sits within the Byzantine shell — layered, coherent.

Elements

• Minarets: call to prayer towers

• Mihrab: qibla marker towards Mecca

• Minbar: sermon pulpit

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  Reading the Space

  • Find the qibla wall; note alignment
  • Trace movement from entrance to prayer rows

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