The Hagia Sophia is one of Istanbul's tourist attractions, combining its historical and historical stories with a mythical dimension that sometimes appears as a fairy tale rather than a human history. It is said that when the Emperor Justinian entered it after it was built, he cried inside it: "Solomon, the Wise, I testify, I have surpassed you!"
It was converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. Four minarets were added to call people to pray. In 1935, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, moved to a museum that testifies to the history of the region and includes Islamic and Christian treasures Priceless.
Its walls and floor are covered with distinctive marble, each piece has a story, and all around the building are decorated with amazing and amazing mosaics.
The dome of the Hagia Sophia is surrounded by 40 stained-glass windows, providing enchanting illumination inside the museum, giving the visitor the feeling that their dome is flying in the sky.
The most historical and tourist attractions to visit and meditate in Istanbul are undisputed.
You will come out of them wondering: how did the former to do this architectural monument in those ancient times and without the equipment of modernity?
The Hagia Sophia is located in the Al Fateh area, where its towering dome faces the Sultanahmet Mosque, Faisal. Its height is fifty-six meters and its diameter is more than thirty-one meters. It is located on four four-meter high columns. Access is very easy as you can reach via the T1 tram line and get off at Sultan Ahmed Terminal.