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Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

Sight4.8 · 133 2964.6 · 45 799≈ 52 minEntry: ~25 €138 m from the center

A temple that shaped two civilisations: built by Justinian in AD 537, it was the main church of Christendom, then a mosque, a museum and a mosque again (since 2020). The 31-metre dome seems to float on a necklace of forty windows, and Byzantine mosaics emerge beneath later calligraphy. A working mosque: the tourist gate is paid, worship is free.

Highlights

A 31 m dome on a necklace of windows
Byzantine mosaics under calligraphy
1,500 years of two empires

Opening hours

Mon	Open 24 hours
Tue	Open 24 hours
Wed	Open 24 hours
Thu	Open 24 hours
Fri	Open 24 hours
Sat	Open 24 hours
Sun	Open 24 hours

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