Which culture influenced the Blue Mosque’s large central dome and open floor plan, also present in the Hagia Sophia?
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Which culture influenced the Blue Mosque’s large central dome and open floor plan, also present in the Hagia Sophia?
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Byzantine
These ceremonies took place in the nave, where there is an Omphalion (navel of the earth), a large circular marble section of colorful stones in an intertwining circular design, in the floor. The Hagia Sophia served this pivotal role in Byzantine culture and politics for much of its first 900 years of existence.