Structurally an architectural wonder and aesthetically an incredible monument for both the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Hagia Sophia is a former Greek Orthodox cathedral that later became an Ottoman imperial mosque, and is now a museum in the Turkish Republic.
Built in 537 as a cathedral in Constantinople with two floors centered on a nave that holds the great domed ceiling measuring 180 feet above the floor, along with smaller domes that extend upward. An engineering marvel for its time of great architectural beauty.
During the Byzantine period the apse was decorated with mosaics of a representation of the Virgin Mary with a young Jesus Christ on her lap. Most mosaics are made of pieces of stone or glass of different colors known tesserae.
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It looks so wicked breathtaking in pictured, I can only imagine what it looks like in person.
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The age of the site is another marvel, to go through a building that was built at the beginning of the middle ages is phenomenal!!!
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Mesmerizing is all I can say. Look at that cathedral……….
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The combination of history, mosaics and artwork are astounding within the cathedral.
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WOW…………….
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Agreed and a most impressive structure!!!
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Indeed, this building is an extraordinary place to discover and a marvellous subject for photography https://enzomartinelli.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/hagia-sophia-%f0%9f%8f%9b%f0%9f%95%8c%f0%9f%87%b9%f0%9f%87%b7/
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Agreed, the Hagia Sophia is absolutely beautiful historically and architecturally!!!
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