Place to see: Aya Sofya, Istanbul, Turkey

Aya Sofya

Aya Sofya

Hagia Sophia is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey. (src: wikipedia)

About this place:

Called Sancta Sophia in Latin, Haghia Sofia in Greek and the Church of the Divine Wisdom in English, Aya Sofya is one of Istanbul's most famous monuments! Famous in particular for its massive dome. It was the largest cathedral for almost 1000 years, then used as a Mosque. Now it is a museum.

Aya Sofya Meydani, Sultanahmet
Istanbul, İstanbul, TR
Telephone: 0212-5220989

Discovered by Eric Feldman
on 9 November 2007.
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