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Istanbul, Turkey - 31 Oct 2014: Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey

The old version of Hagia Sophia. Hagia Sophia interior details.

$The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque / Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi, with its innovative architecture, rich history, religious significance and extraordinary characteristics has been fighting against time for centuries, is the largest Eastern Roman Church in Istanbul. Constructed three times in the same location, it is the world’s oldest and fastest-completed cathedral. With its breathtaking domes that look like hanging in the air, monolithic marble columns and unparalleled mosaics, is one of the wonders of world’s architecture history.\n\nHagia Sophia (/ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiːə/; from Koinē Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sophia, lit. 'Holy Wisdom'), officially the Hagia Sophia Holy Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi)[3] and formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia,[4] is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.[5] Built in 537 as the patriarchal cathedral of the imperial capital of Constantinople, it was the largest Christian church of the eastern Roman Empire (the Byzantine Empire) and the Eastern Orthodox Church, except during the Latin Empire from 1204 to 1261, when it became the city's Roman Catholic cathedral. In 1453, after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire, it was converted into a mosque. In 2020, it re-opened as a mosque.$

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.

Panoramic view of Istanbul skyline showcasing historical architecture, bustling cityscape, and boats along the waterfront under a clear sky.

Istanbul mosques and historical buildings in the city.

Istanbul, Turkey - September 5th 2019. Ayasofia or Hagia Sofia in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey. Built in 537 AD as a church, it was converted into a mosque in the mid-1400s. Taken from the upper gallery

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Sultan Ahmet Camii - Blue Mosque in Istanbul from hagia sophia

Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha Mosque and Complex in Istanbul was built in 1735. It is one of the largest mosques of the Ottoman Empire.

Aerial view Sehzade Mosque, Fatih,Istanbul-TURKEY.

Istanbul, Turkey - December 10, 2023: View on Hagia Sophia and Saint Irene church from rooftop. The world famous monuments of Byzantine architecture

Istanbul, Turkey – February 10, 2024: The interior of Hagia Sophia Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Aerial view of Sultanahmet Mosque and Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey

A view of the Hagia Sophia mosque from a roof of a hotel.

Hagia Sophia, formerly known as the Church of the Holy Wisdom, today officially known as the Great Hagia Sophia Mosque, is a mosque and former church serving in Istanbul.

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The Şebsafa Kadın Mosque and Suleymaniye mosque in Istambul, Turkey

An image of the impressive hagia sophia mosque situated in the turkish city of istanbul.

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The world famous monument of Byzantine architecture. View from city roofs

Hagia Sophia in spring day. Istanbul, Turkey

Aerial view (Drone shot) of Eminonu district at sunrise, Istanbul Turkiye

Hagia Sophia, Marmara Sea, Sultanahmet square.

Aerial view of Blue Mosque and city skyline, Istanbul

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