hagia sophia church museum

It was used as the primary mosque of Istanbul for about 500 years. In 1935, Istanbul's much beloved first president Ataturk declared the Hagia Sophia a museum. So, there you have it, a church, mosque and museum all in one.


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Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya, Greek: Αγία Σοφία; “Holy Wisdom”, Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia), the ancient Byzantine church, meaning the Divine Wisdom, is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in...
hagia sophia museum | Boutique Hotels Sultanahmet

Muslim worshipers have recently returned to the former Byzantine church known as the Hagia Sophia in the lakeside town of Iznik. Like its famous Istanbul namesake, it had served for more than 80 years as a museum. (Photo:...
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