Based on the description provided by your friend Ira, the architecture of the Hagia Sophia would most likely be classified as Byzantine architecture. This style is characterized by its large domes, the use of mosaics, and the combination of basilica forms with innovative designs, which aligns with the features mentioned in your friend's description.
Your friend Ira describes the Hagia Sofia to you in great detail. It combines the structure of the earlier basilicas with a huge dome over the nave. Half domes at each end transform the once long, rectangular nave into an oval. The mosaics in this cathedral-turned-mosque once included depictions of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, saints, angels, and emperors. He asks you what type of architecture this is. What type of architecture would you MOST LIKELY conclude this is? (1 point) Responses Byzantine architecture Byzantine architecture Gothic architecture Gothic architecture Migration Period architecture Migration Period architecture Romanesque architecture
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