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Holy Cathedral Church of Hagia Sophia
Religious site4.8 · 8 3214.5 · 687≈ 32 minFree entry234 m from the center
The Church of Hagia Sophia is among the oldest churches of Thessaloniki, built in the 8th century after the model of its namesake in Constantinople. Together with the city's other early Christian and Byzantine monuments it is listed by UNESCO. The dome holds a mosaic of the Ascension, and the apse an 11th-century Virgin and Child. A mosque under Ottoman rule, it is once again an active Orthodox church.
Highlights
- 8th-century mosaic of the Ascension under the dome
- 11th-century Virgin and Child mosaic in the apse
- UNESCO-listed Byzantine monument of Thessaloniki
- Surviving Ottoman minaret beside the church
- Active cathedral that once served as a mosque
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