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Ayasofya Istanbul

Ayasofya Istanbul

Ayasofya Museum is located in the center of Istanbul, where it is located the most important tourist area in Istanbul, which is Sultanahmet, and is close to Sultan Ahmed Mosque.

The Hagia Sophia is one of the most important tourist attractions in Istanbul, which expresses the succession of civilizations. Its architectural style refers to the Eastern Roman civilization and its architectural styles. It also indicates a modern glimpse of Islamic architecture. Four minarets were added to the church after its transformation into a mosque.

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A brief history of Ayasofya:
The Hagia Sophia Church was established by Emperor Justinian in 532 AD, and the church turned into a mosque with the Islamic conquest of Constantinople in 1453 AD, but it again turned into a museum in the year 1934 AD, becoming one of the most important museums in Turkey to this day.

Hagia Sophia, “Church, Mosque and Museum” has received great attention from its inception until today. It has always attracted attention around it with its unique architectural design. It also contains many relics and possessions of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire.

The tourist importance of Hagia Sophia:
Hagia Sophia is considered one of the most attractive tourist destinations for tourism in Istanbul, since since the mosque was converted into a museum by Kamaluddin Ataturk, the mosque has become a museum with great Islamic and Christian holdings, treasures and monuments, making it the most rich museum in Islamic and Christian heritage at the same time.

And in any tourist program in Istanbul, the program must include a special trip to the Hagia Sophia Museum, as it is a place frequented by all tourists coming to Istanbul, where they take them to the best ages of both the Byzantine and Ottoman countries, and the most important activities that tourists undertake in the museum are the following:

  • The most important things that attract tourists are seeing ancient artifacts, ancient Christian treasures, treasures of the Ottoman Sultans, and many possessions and weapons.
  • Also there are a lot of large frescoes and mosaic panels that warrant thinking about how to mount and remove them with that impressive picture.
  • The walls and floor of the Hagia Sophia Museum are also noticeable, with green decorated marble covering all parts.
  • The most impressive of the museum is its large domes, from the outside give the museum a majestic appearance, and from the inside the heads of visitors are attached to see the accuracy of the inscriptions, as well as the small windows that reach 40 nets, in light light colors, which reflect the different beauty of the museum from the inside.