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TOP SIGHTS
AYA SOFYA
There are many important monuments in İstanbul, but this venerable structure - commissioned by the
great Byzantine emperor Justinian, consecrated as a church in 537, converted to a mosque by Mehmet
the Conqueror in 1453 and declared a museum by Atatürk in 1935 - surpasses the rest due to its innov-
ative architectural form, rich history, religious importance and extraordinary beauty.
DON'T MISS...
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Christ as Pantocrator
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Virgin and Christ Child
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Deesis
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Virgin Mary, Emperor John Comnenus II and Empress Eirene
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Constantine the Great, the Virgin Mary and the Emperor Justinian
PRACTICALITIES
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Aya Sofya Meydanı 1
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adult/under 12yr 25/free
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9am-6pm Tue-Sun mid-Apr-Sep, to 4pm Oct-mid-Apr
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Sultanahmet
