Hagia

Ayasofya/Hagia Sofia Bizans İmparatoru I. Jüstinyen tarafından M.S. 532 - 537 yılları arasında İstanbul'un eski şehir merkezine katedral olarak inşa ettirilen ve günümüzde müze olarak hizmet veren tarihi yapıdır.İlk Ayasofyanın 1.Constantinus tarafından yapıldıgı ileri sürülmektedir.İmparator II. Theodosius, Ayasofya'yı ikinci defa yaptırmış ve 415'te ibadete açmışt

I stumbled across this video of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. This beautiful building that was built by the Eastern Roman empire had a great influence later on the style of the Imperial Ottoman mosques. If you have listened to the Amateur Traveler then you have already heard how much I loved my trip to Istanbul [...]

Hagia Irini Church is located in the first courtyard of the Topkapi Palace complex. Built in the 4th century, it ranks as the city's oldest extant church. Restored to its present state in 740, it was used in the Ottoman period as an armory and arsenal. Restored again in the 20th century, it is today used for exhbits and other cultural events.

Perched on top of a hill in the center of the city of the old city of Byzantium, the Hagia Sophia looks magnificent from the sea below. Shortly after the collapse of the original church on the site in 532, Byzantine Emperor Justine ordered the building of a new cathedral. For the next one thousand years this new cathedral, the Hagia Sophia, represented the most powerful and respected church in all

Hagia Sophia (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία; "Holy Wisdom", Turkish: Ayasofya, Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia) is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. It was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years, until the completion of the Medieval Seville Cathedral in 1520.The current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 AD on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, and was in fact the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site (the previous two had both been destroyed by riots). It was designed by two architects, Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. The Church contained a lar

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul which means the “Holy Wisdom” was constructed in 532 AD as a church, and later in 1453 it was turned into a mosque when constantinople was conquered by the Ottomans on the orders of Sultan Mehmet II, four minarets were then added to the church as well as other Islamic features as the minbar which was used by holy men (Cheicks) to perform their preaches and sermons. Well unfortunately the four minarets are not visible in my sketche, but they are there I am sure. What I really like about this (former church, later mosque, currently mueseum) is that the Islamic features and especially the 4 slim minarets outside do not appear to be a later addition to the initial body, on the contrary they blend in beautifully. Its Amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!Please post your comments ab

Hagia Sophia, (the Church of) Holy Wisdom, now known as the Ayasofya Museum, was an early Christian Church and later an Eastern Orthodox church which was transformed into a mosque in 1453 by the Turks, and converted into a museum in 1935. It is located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is regularly considered one of the greatest, and most beautiful buildings in history. Its conquest by the Ottomans at the fall of Constantinople is considered one of the great tragedies of Christianity by the Greek Orthodox faithful. The name comes from the Greek name Ἁγία Σοφία, a contraction of Ναός τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, meaning “Church of the Holy Wisdom of God”. It is also known as Sancta Sophia in Latin and Ayasofya in Turkish. Although it is sometimes called “Saint Sophia” in English, it is not named after a saint named Sophia — the Greek word sofia means “wisdom.” It was constructed in five years, from 532 to 537, and designed

Visit Istanbul, Turkey with the Amateur Traveler: Hagia Sophia is a former basilica, later a mosque, now a museum. It dominated the Constantinople/Istanbul skyline for centuries and was the largest cathedral in the world for over 1000 years. Also visit the Basilica Cistern and the Sultan Ahmed Mosque. Show Notes Walls of Constantinople Basilica Cistern Sultan Ahmed Mosque [...]