Hagia Sofia - Istanbul Turkey
by Lilia S
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Hagia Sofia - Istanbul Turkey
Artist
Lilia S
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Photograph - Digital, Painting, Artwork, Art, Canvas, Print, Metal, Acrylic
Description
Like I mentioned in my other posts Turkey and Greece (and whole Mediterranean region) are some of the my most favorite places to travel. Here I'm posting more photos from Istanbul (Turkey). This is famous Hagia Sofia, you feel immediately like a part of history while only looking at it, its so amazing.
Facts from wikipedia:
Hagia Sophia (from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, "Holy Wisdom"; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former Greek Orthodox patriarchal basilica (church), later an imperial mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its construction in 537 until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople,[1] except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931. It was then secularized and opened as a museum on 1 February 1935
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August 23rd, 2013
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