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Hagia Sophia museum

Ayasofya Meydanı, Sultanahmet Fatih, Turkey

Hagia Sophia is a gem of architectural beauty and an important monument both for Byzantine and for Ottoman Empires. Once a church, later a mosque, and now a museum. Open for visit every day except Mondays. The winter visiting hours are from 9.00 to 17.00, with the final entry being at 16.00. During the summer, the visiting hours are between 9.00 and 19.00, with the final entry being at 18.00. Passes are available at the box office in the museum.

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Tamal 35 points

Brilliant church-mosque-museum!

27.10.2014

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You can´t go to Istanbul and not to visit Hagia Sophia. Originally a Christian church turned into a mosque and now it´s a museum. There is 1.500 years of history here. I recommend to go to the 2nd floor immediately in the morning when it opens. You can take wonderful photos from that vantage point before crowds of people will come. There are amanzing wall paintings, mosaics and frescoes. Unbelievable how in the 6th cent. the church was built with 75 meter height ceiling with no columns that resisted earthquakes for over 1.500 years.

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