Hagia Sophia

Istanbul landscape with Aya Sophia at night

Hagia Sophia with Moon

Istanbul 2012

Hagia Sophia, one of the finest examples of Byzantine architecture was built by the Roman Emperor Justinian in 537 AD.  The great church was the seat of the Orthodox Councils for 900 years before being converted to a mosque and then to a museum.

 

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