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 Sophia, Santa Sofia
Type of: museum
Part of: Constantinople, Istanbul, Stamboul, Stambul
Encyclopedia: Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia, Constantinople Hagia Sophia, Trabzon