Gyorgy Bujdoso

★ 5 2 weeks ago

It is a fantastic experience to see the Hagia Sophia. Unfortunately, tourists can only enter the lower part if they are Muslim. But this only takes away from the experience a little. It is worth going into the museum afterwards to learn more about its history. The entrance ticket is valid there as well.

Vadim Solodukhin

★ 5 3 months ago

Deficated in AD 360. The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire, it was completed in AD 537 by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Enrico Dandolo, the Doge of Venice who commanded the sack and invasion of the city in 1204, is buried inside the church. In the XIX century, an Italian restoration team placed a cenotaph marker, frequently mistaken as being a medieval artifact, near the probable location and is still visible. The original tomb was destroyed by the Ottomans during the conversion of the church into a mosque. The mosaics are awesome. I strongly recommend 'skip the line' tickets.

Fakhree Azhari

★ 5 2 months ago

Marhaba! I Went there for prayers. Fridays prayers queue is a bit longer. The Friday sermon start 1/2 hour after the adzhan. The architectural was very fascinating. It was formerly a church and a museum. You can feel the ottoman’s influence in there. Would love to visit again someday.