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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey

 
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Distance from city center: 0.9mi
Axel's pictureby Axel History & Culture travel tip
added on the 22nd of October, 2009
If you are at Istanbul, you should visit the Hagia Sophia. Nowadays it´s a moslemic Moschee, but it was built as a christian church, representing the most important place for orthodoxy christs at Byzanz.

Address:
Museum Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, TR-Istanbul
Tel: (+90) (0212) 522 09 89, 522 17 50. Fax: (0212) 512 54 74.
E-Mail: ayasofyamuzesi@hotmail.com

Price:
At about 12 Euro

Opening Hours:
Gallery: Tu-Su 09.30-16.00 o'clock. museum: Tu-Su 09.00-16.30 o'clock.

 
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