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Hagia Sophia Mosque
4.5
44,558 reviews
#3 of 1,618 things to do in Istanbul
Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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This architectural marvel displays 30 million gold tiles throughout its interior, and a wide, flat dome which was a bold engineering feat at the time it was constructed in the 6th century.
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Neighbourhood: Sultanahmet
With so many unmissable attractions within a mere stroll of each other – and all set around the site of an ancient Byzantine hippodrome – Sultanahmet is an overwhelmingly popular tourist destination, and a prime location for visitors to be wowed on a truly epic scale. Beyond the wonders of the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, and more, this relatively small area of Istanbul somehow manages to retain an air of peace and calm. It offers visitors a significantly less celebrated but nonetheless pleasant network of quaint lanes and side streets, majestic panoramas of the Bosphorus, and an impressive assortment of accommodation options for all budgets and tastes.
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
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4.5
44,559 reviews
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C L
Temecula, CA89 contributions
Meat see in Istanbul!
Mar. 2023 • Family
Must see in Istanbul!

Beautiful! Amazing!

Line gets long. It was much shorter for us by going in the morning. If you have a guide, make them share their information while waiting in line. Otherwise, the line just grows and grows.
Written March 26, 2023
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Gloria M
2 contributions
Amazing place
Mar. 2023 • Couples
What a beautiful and impressive place. A must visit architectural and spiritual mosque. You shouldn't miss to visit Hagia Sophia but be aware about the long long queue i recommend you to visit the mosque after morning praying.
Review of: Byzantion Istanbul
Written March 26, 2023
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GeorgeAndLennie
Stockport, UK39 contributions
Spoilt by a populist leader - history wiped out, not the place it was
Those who have read the history of this place will be disappointed. It is no longer a museum, as decreed by Erdogan to return to being a mosque - this is not a problem. What is problematic is covering Christian iconography and restricting access to the wonderful history and mosaics in various sections which are as much a history of Byzantium/contantinopole/Istanbul as a our religion. Worth a visit to see the interior, but no longer the same place described and exalted internationally now some of its history has been purposefully hidden. A great shame, especially when previous Sultans still respected christian icons in this place.
Review of: Historical Peninsula
Written March 25, 2023
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Naveen_3461
New Delhi, India31 contributions
Historical Treasure of Turkey
Mar. 2023
Great historical architecture and the cultural value of Turkey, The great religious place to visit ,clean and well organized.
Written March 25, 2023
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Sam H
Denver, CO2 contributions
Historical worship
Mar. 2023
This is a remarkable historical mosque. Several beautiful corners inside and interesting areas of archaeological excavation. The most notable thing though was the view to the roof . The carvings of the symbols are remarkable . The ticket was free.
The site open from 10 am - 10 pm only and there is a reserved space only for peoples who wants to exercise their religion , due to the huge number of visitors there is a line up due to a security reason ( They have to perform an electronic scan for our stuff . inside the mosque is extremely clean .
Well worth a visit.
Review of: Historical Peninsula
Written March 23, 2023
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kamran s
5 contributions
one of the best historical sites
arguably one of the best historical sites in istanbul , massive structure with byzantine design and architecture

although some christian emblems and drawings on ceilings were covered by the authorities it has very beautiful
Review of: Historical Peninsula
Written March 22, 2023
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coalharborvan
Vancouver, Canada223 contributions
Smells Like Feet
Mar. 2023
This huge ancient church was forcefully converted to a mosque from a museum, and is now just a a huge warehouse-looking space. Not much to see if you aren't into the particular religion now in control. Oh, and thousands of visitors have to take their shoes off...yuck.
Written March 20, 2023
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Shruti Gupta
New Delhi, India16 contributions
Decent attraction
Sep. 2022 • Friends
Lots of lines and crowds. An ok tourist experience in Istanbul. However hard to miss sincerely everyone talks about it.
Written March 20, 2023
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Laurence S
1 contribution
so much less than it used to be
Mar. 2023
Hagia Sophia, long queues and no real access to mosaics.

Having reclaimed this as a mosque the Turkish Government are doing their very best to prevent tourists seeing the original church. There is no access to the first floor balconies , The claim is that they are being "renovated" although there is no sign of any work being done. Hagia Sophia is much less interesting as a mosque that it used to be as a secular museum - well done "Sultan" Erdogan,

Just so very sad to see a great building turned into a propaganda piece for a failing politician.

p.s. If you want to see a great mosque go to the Suleymaniye (Sinan at his best)
Written March 19, 2023
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Kane
2 contributions
One of the Wonders of the Medieval World AND a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mar. 2023
One of the Wonders of the Medieval World AND a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A must see no matter what. If you see one thing in Istanbul, this gets my vote. If you played any of the old Civilization video games by Sid Meier, you know what I mean. This thing is the real deal from a patrimony of humanity POV. 'Nuff said.
Review of: Historical Peninsula
Written March 19, 2023
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