Hagia Sophia

Location Description

12 photos

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  Our first sight of the Aya Sofia (Turkish for Hagia Sophia)

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  Back for a better closer look at Aya Sofia

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  Now, this is the inside of the Aya Sofia. Thee are four...

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  There was significant restoration work going on. It is...

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  Here's the side not being worked on.

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  .. and here is a tourist happy to see it at last, even...

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  Ditto from this fellow.

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  Behind the angel figures is one of the famous...

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  Initially built in 360 as an Orthodox Church, it became...

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  Views from the balcony

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  Flying buttresses were installed when it looked like the...

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  A view of Hagia Sophia complete with its four minarets.