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The famous Hagia Sophia mosque Sultanahmet district, now a beautiful museum. Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish and foreign tourists are visiting Hagia Sophia, in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia was the main temple of Byzantium then the Muslim mosque and museum but now is Holy Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi) This redesignation is controversial, drawing condemnation from the Turkish opposition, UNESCO, the World Council of Churches, the International Association of Byzantine Studies, and many international leaders.
Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) at Sultanahmet District in Istanbul, Turkey.
Hagia Sophia Dome with cumulus cloud in the background (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi)
View of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque. Was a Greek Orthodox church from 360 AD untill 1453. Then it was a mosque, and since 1935 - a museum. From 2020 again a mosque. Istanbul, Turkey.
Hagia Sophia at sunset
Istanbul, Turkey - April 18, 2021: Aerial view of the building of the Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya Camii) at sunset in the historic center of the Sultanahmet district
Detail of the dome from the historical city of Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey - January 28, 2019: A view of the museum complex of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey
Hagia Sophia church and mosque dome in winter
Hagia Sophia Mosque in Sultanahmet, Istanbul City, Turkiye
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Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Koinē Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sophia, lit. 'Holy Wisdom'), officially the Holy Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), and formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya Kilisesi; Greek: Ναός της Αγίας του Θεού Σοφίας; Latin: Ecclesia Sanctae Sophiae), is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. Built in 537 as the patriarchal cathedral of the imperial capital of Constantinople, it was the largest Christian church of the eastern Roman Empire (the Byzantine Empire) and the Eastern Orthodox Church, except during the Latin Empire from 1204 to 1261, when it became the city's Latin Catholic cathedral. In 1453, after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire, it was converted into a mosque. In 1935, the secular Turkish Republic established it as a museum. In 2020, it re-opened as a mosque.
Architectural detail from Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque over sunny blue sky in Istanbul, Turkey
One of the domes of the Hagia Sophia church and minarets of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, seen through a window of Hagia Sophia. Hagia Sophia is a former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica (church), later an imperial mosque, and now a museum. From its construction in 537 until 1453, it served as an Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from1453 until 1931. It was then secularised and opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.
Hagia Sophia is a patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. It was the largest cathedral ever built in the world for nearly a thousand years. The building was constructed as a church between A.D. 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks and Sultan Mehmed II ordered the building to be converted into the Ayasofya Mosque.
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
Hagia Sophia Mosque in Sultanahmet, Istanbul City, Turkiye
People are visiting hagia sophia. Interior of famous historical building Hagia Sophia which is the first time after scaffolding removed. Basilica is a world wonder in Istanbul since it was built in 537 AD.
Landscape View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey
Beautiful Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia holy place. Historic building details.
Hagia Sophia / Ayasofya is a former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica (church), later an imperial mosque
The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque / Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi, with its innovative architecture, rich history, religious significance and extraordinary characteristics has been fighting against time for centuries, is the largest Eastern Roman Church in Istanbul. Constructed three times in the same location, it is the world’s oldest and fastest-completed cathedral. With its breathtaking domes that look like hanging in the air, monolithic marble columns and unparalleled mosaics, is one of the wonders of world’s architecture history. Hagia Sophia (/ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiːə/; from Koinē Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sophia, lit. 'Holy Wisdom'), officially the Hagia Sophia Holy Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi)[3] and formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia,[4] is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.[5] Built in 537 as the patriarchal cathedral of the imperial capital of Constantinople, it was the largest Christian church of the eastern Roman Empire (the Byzantine Empire) and the Eastern Orthodox Church, except during the Latin Empire from 1204 to 1261, when it became the city's Roman Catholic cathedral. In 1453, after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire, it was converted into a mosque. In 2020, it re-opened as a mosque.
Hagia Sophia Mosque view from Galata Bridge
The famous Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) Mosque and blue sky in Istanbul, Turkey. 10/29/2017
Istanbul, Turkey-June 9, 2013: Built between the entrance gate of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul and Hagia Sophia, III. Ahmet Fountain. The fountain, one of the examples of Turkish rococo style, was built in 1728.
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