Isidorus of Miletus

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Is·i·dor·us of Miletus

(ĭz′ĭ-dôr′əs) fl. sixth century ad.

Byzantine engineer who, with Anthemius of Tralles, designed the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

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Almost everyone I can think of seems to be there, from Isidorus of Miletus, who designed the Hagia Sophia with Anthemios of Tralles (for whom there is a separate entry), to the unfortunate (in more senses than one) Ivanov-Shits, a Russian Wagnerschuler.

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