Aya Sofya (Church of Holy Wisdom) : Photos tagged as aya

Aya Sofya (Church of Holy Wisdom)

The Aya Sofya was built over 1,400 years ago - originally as a Christian church - and was turned into a mosque in the 17th century. Amazing that it still stands, facing the Blue Mosque, after so many hundreds of years!

• Date: 23 April 2008
• Photographer: lici3: gallery
• Uploaded: 31st May 2008
• Location: Istanbul, Turkey: gallery
• Tags: mosque istanbul turkish red muslim sultanahmet aya sofya
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