Hagia Sophia

After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, Sultan Ahmed converted the city's Christian church to a mosque, removing or plastering over Christian icons and adding minarets a mihrab and other elements characteristic of Muslim mosques. The mosque was then used as Istanbul’s primary place of prayer for several decades until the completion of the Blue Mosque.

Here it is on the map


Healthy Living based on the Latest Research

Advertisement



Healthy Recipes - Quick and Easy

Advertisement


Select a location-type to display markers for those types of locations on the map and to limit the info-cards below to those types of locations

The Guide to Turkish Cuisine in Istanbul

The Guide to Turkish Restaurans in Istanbul

The Istanbul Price Guide

Things to see and do in Istanbul

Healthy Living based on the Latest Research

Advertisement

Healthy Recipes - Quick and Easy

Advertisement