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Describe the materials used to construct the Hagia Sophia.

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Answer:Materials. The central dome is built with bricks laid on edge and thick mortar beds for added lightness. Colored marble, porphyry and basalt columns that divide up the ships and painted cover their walls, which help to generate an ethereal glow iridescent inside the enclosure.

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