Hagia Sophia

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Hagia Sophia - a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century

Hagia Sofia, Santa Sofia, Santa Sophia

Constantinople, Istanbul, Stamboul, Stambul - the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Translations

Света София

Hagia Sophia

Αγία Σοφία

Aja Sofija

Hagia Szophia

Ægisif

Hagia Sofia

สุเหร่าโซเฟีย

Aya Sofya

Софійський собор

ایاصوفیہ

Hagia Sophia

圣索菲亚大教堂

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From the mesmerising Blue Mosque to the mind-blowing Agia Sophia, from the atmospheric Roman cistern to the soaring Suleymaniye Mosque, boat trips on the Bosphorous, fish suppers under the Galata Bridge, inhaling the heady air of the Spice Market - this is a city of superlatives.