Hagia Sophia Old Images

Justinian s famous wife theodora was watching religious ceremonies from here.

Hagia sophia old images. Now was the moment for turkey to reinforce its independence she added. Hagia sophia stock photos and images 10 841 matches. Explore searchview params phrase by color family. Architectural masterpiece hagia sophia hagia sophia at dan brown s inferno.

Ayasofya i kebir camii şerifi and formerly the church of hagia sophia is a late antique place of worship in istanbul built in 537 as the patriarchal cathedral of the imperial. Restoring hagia sophia as a mosque is a capstone of his reign mr. Ozan kose agence france presse getty images. In short the hagia sophia has seen more history and culture than i can even comprehend.

Interior photos of hagia sophia. A 45 year old woman said she had always liked hagia sophia as a museum but always thought it was a cold building. I took this photo from the empress lodge on the second floor of hagia sophia. Designed to evoke the glory days of the old ottoman empire.

People gather to perform friday prayers at istanbul s hagia sophia for the first time in 86 years. For more than a thousand years the original basilica served as the seat of the patriarchate of the byzantine capital of constantinople. Hagia sophia ˈ h ɑː ɡ i ə s oʊ ˈ f iː ə. Photos that will make you want to plan a trip to turkey.

Since hagia sophia was built in a very short time like 5 years it is said that some building elements were reused giant columns allegedly brought from the temple of artemis in the ancient city of. Esra bilgin anadolu agency via getty images hide caption. Add to likebox 92967678 istanbul turkey july 30 2017. Holy wisdom officially the hagia sophia grand mosque turkish.