Hagia Sophia Mosque
765 reviews
April 10, 2024
Hagia Sophia attracts you like a magnet. Crowds of tourists queue for hours to get inside the former Orthodox church. Many thanks to the Muslim world for preserving some of the Orthodox icons. Approaching them, I felt a feeling of light sadness and took out my camera, and did not make the sign of the cross over myself.And that's what most tourists do when they finally get inside. If we compare St. Sophia and the Blue Mosque, then I liked Hagia Sophia more. According to the inner feeling, there is something in her spirit that is ours - close and grandiose.
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January 22
I can only evaluate it from the outside. The former St. Sophia Cathedral. Then the mosque. It is now a museum. The lighting is very beautiful in the evening
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March 10
Be sure to visit and at least read a little history in advance. The Byzantine frescoes on the second floor are impressive
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November 13, 2024
The cost is 25 euros. It is interesting to see with your own eyes and draw your own conclusions. I didn't catch any special sensations from the energy. The history of the temple is very interesting, it is worth studying
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February 27
The Turks have stopped allowing access to the first floor of the Temple - what baseness, meanness and discrimination! It remains to be satisfied with what we have. The Temple itself is a miracle of planet Earth. The sixth century, and what engineering solutions! This could only be done with the help of the Almighty.
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October 28, 2024
We did not go, exorbitant prices for three, something like 10000r, huge queues of about 300 people at the entrance and 200 for tickets, I do not see the point in killing half a day for 30 minutes, from the outside the temple, like all Turkish mosques, does not look good
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October 15, 2024
The beauty is indescribable, you can admire it endlessly! And after that, sit down anywhere and the Istanbul cat is organized))
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March 11
We examined it only from the outside. Don't get too close. And many of them are covered with restoration shields. We didn't go inside - it's just the unaffordable cost of entrance tickets. Plus the insult of being returned from an Orthodox church to a mosque
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September 3, 2024
This is Istanbul. I recommend everyone to go to the Hagia Sophia Museum and learn more about the history of the temple, which is closely related to the history of the city, Constantinople and Istanbul.
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November 4, 2024
The size and scale of this structure is impressive. As well as his story. The only disappointment was that the cost per visit was set. 50 euros for visiting the 2nd floor and the museum.
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August 29, 2024
An unusual place, but now the ground floor is closed to tourists, open only to their own. But Hagia Sophia is still a museum in my understanding, not a mosque. It used to have a special atmosphere, but with innovations it seemed to have lost it. Well, the entrance is very expensive now 1750 lira
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October 12, 2024
Giant queues. First the queue for tickets, then the queue to enter. Moreover, a ticket at the box office costs 25 euros, and there are stands all around to buy an online ticket, but it will already cost 50 euros! In Sofia itself, only the 2nd floor is available! Earlier
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July 15, 2024
It delights with its huge size and, of course, history! There was a queue, it was big, but it was pretty fast. The interior is beautiful, but restoration is required in some places. It is mandatory to visit!
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December 10, 2024
One of the most important historical buildings in the Sultan Ahmet region, which is also located in the historical half of Istanbul and is a tourist center, can be visited as a Mosque and Museum. In addition, Topkapi Place, Blue Moasq, Basilica Cistern, Grand Bazaar and Egyptian Bazaar should definitely be found among the things that should be visited Decently.
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December 2, 2024
It's very beautiful, but it could be cheaper to make an entrance (it's expensive)
Historically valuable heritage
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March 23, 2024
One of the most interesting and beautiful places in Istanbul, the frescoes act magnetically, I want to watch. There was not enough story about the place, the history, we used to take a tour, it is more impressive with an interesting description, for some reason they were not allowed on the first floor, it is interesting to look up at the columns, the dome
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September 19, 2024
Be sure to visit, an amazing experience, both outside and inside, stock up on thick wool socks, otherwise your feet will freeze. It is better to have a guided tour or miss a lot of interesting things.
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July 3, 2024
An iconic place. It's worth a visit. But if you visit on your own, it's better to come for tickets by 9 o'clock, while there is no queue and groups. It's already 10 o'clock.There's a big queue in the morning. They only allow access to the 2nd floor for Christians, the first one was closed. Men are better off in trousers, so as not to buy a cape below the waist, and the female sex in headscarves, you can buy them at the box office.
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January 15
A Christian temple converted into a Muslim mosque, where Christians pay for Muslims to enter.
It's beautiful, old-fashioned, and insulting.
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September 11, 2024
It's a fantastic building. In which, apart from the monumentality of the building itself, every brick, every fresco responds to history. A must-visit in Istanbul. A piece of the history of the Byzantine Kingdom that has come down to us after a millennium.
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December 22, 2024
It's a very beautiful place, we looked at it for 5 minutes and went out, but there's nothing else to do there! We managed to get a free visit, but a paid one would not have been too expensive in 5 minutes!
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November 14, 2024
It is very beautiful inside, I advise you to visit... It's one thing to look from the outside, but here you can look from the inside.
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July 17, 2024
It is a large building, but only the second floor is available for guests of the country.
Women are not allowed without a headscarf. Men in shorts were allowed in, but it was 30 degrees, maybe they didn't find fault with that. To the left of the cash registers, you can buy synthetic disposable shawls and stoles to cover your head and legs. It's very hot in them, and the room itself is stuffy.
The cathedral (mosque) looks tired, but it is interesting that it became the architectural progenitor of subsequent mosques built nearby - I think it's cool.
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February 25
It's amazing! But I didn't get inside, it's expensive, as soon as I save up, I will definitely visit, but for now only outside))
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December 30, 2024
Very informative. And it is also very nice to see that one Faith has not destroyed the artifacts of another Faith.
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March 25, 2024
Now it is a mosque. The museum has been preserved, it includes the second tier. For lovers of Byzantium, a visit is a must! It's worth it. But a warning - tickets are expensive, 35 euros! There is a free entrance to the mosque from the facade. You can try to get through, they don't ask for documents. But a few intelligent-looking young people at the entrance will ask questions. You have to convince them that you're going to pray, otherwise they won't let you in. When I was at the museum, I saw that some visitors were clearly not praying downstairs, but were hanging around the hall, looking at the architecture.
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February 22
She's beautiful!!! Words can not convey) It is best to visit by yourself and see with your own eyes! I recommend 100%
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November 12, 2024
Hagia Sophia is a symbol of Istanbul and its business card! Once in Istanbul, this cathedral cannot be missed. This is history, so be sure to take a guide!
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April 6, 2024
Tandem-atmospheric ["Muslim details against the background of Christian frescoes and mosaics excite the mind"] holy (prayer) place ["After visiting St. Sophia by the ambassadors of Prince Vladimir, they decided to choose Orthodoxy and the baptism of Russia"], because "In ancient times - a Christian temple (which is more than 1,500 years old), and now there is a functioning mosque and museum"!!
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March 15
The temple is filled with history, millions of hands of believers of different religions have touched these walls, it is a pity that the lower part of the temple is now closed to tourists!
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January 19
It's a very atmospheric place. Goosebumps on the skin. It is better to go with a guide, so as not to stand in a long queue, which can take up to two hours.
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July 23, 2024
The magnificent historical building of Hagia Sophia. It's a huge mosque, and it's amazing how many centuries ago it was built. Definitely ready to visit. And by the way, the passages to the main hall are "thresholds", they are trampled by feet and have irregularities from friction over the centuries. 10/10
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January 21
It's a very strong place, the history just beats out of it, the centuries-old history of this cathedral is amazing, I advise everyone who hasn't been to visit it.
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April 12, 2024
Well, what could be the disadvantages of the ancient Cathedral of Constantinople? It's just a must-visit. To touch the history, feel the spirit of the times, admire and put it in the piggy bank of memory. The Council:in order not to stand in a queue for hours, come at 8 o'clock. The ticket offices are open from 9, but you will be the first and you will see the cathedral without a crowd. It's very valuable.
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February 8
The once great Orthodox Cathedral of Byzantium, which was so thoroughly ruined… After the visit and disappointment, there was a desire to leave Istanbul…
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February 15
A place of power. The disadvantage is that tickets are sold only in euros or lira, and cards are accepted. When converting euros into lira, the price increases significantly. 27 euro ticket
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May 7, 2024
If we talk about Istanbul itself, it just didn't go in, it's very dirty, a lot of people, the food is terrible, cleanliness in restaurants is rare. But about the sights there is a separate story that is definitely worth a look, and do not skimp, it is more interesting with a guide and you will not stand in queues at the entrance, sometimes they are just huge. The mosque is unique in preserving the history of different centuries.
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January 2
A must-visit. Yes, the price is high (25 euros in November 2024), but for me it's worth it. Information quarkodes are located on the territory.
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April 8, 2024
It's just a delight, despite the long queue. By the way, it moves fast, so you shouldn't overpay the locals to get past it.
We were lucky enough to get to the second floor and see the frescoes with our own eyes
On the information stand next to each mural there is a quarkode with which an audio guide is connected (you need to have access to the network). The view from above is simply amazing
But we were not allowed to go to the first floor, to the mosque itself, we tried to pass at different times, not during prayers, but our attempts were stopped ((( passage is only for Muslims
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February 28
First you need to visit the museum, and then to the mosque itself. They don't let you go downstairs, it's very expensive to walk around the galleries, and you get ambivalent impressions.
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March 8, 2024
It's a great place, the atmosphere is unreal. If you are in Istanbul, you must visit. After the visit, there will be a storm of emotions and memories. Just keep in mind that tourists are not allowed to visit during prayer. It is better to look at the time in advance and plan a visit, when I was there, the visit was free
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October 5, 2024
It's a masterpiece! The only thing that marred the tour was the boorish behavior of other tourists (presumably from Poland) towards Russians.
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August 27, 2023
A beautiful architectural monument. It is definitely worth a visit if you are in Istanbul. The beauty of columns and frescoes is fascinating. It is definitely worth taking a tour, it is very interesting for young people to talk about the cathedral (mosque) and its history.
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February 26
The insignia and pupil of our Istanbul are super and harkia is a temple that defies the centuries and loads spirituality into us with its reopening. My Lord, again, may he be pleased with those who contributed to the original, which was in the year 1453. And until Midwifery.and it will remain so, insha'allah.
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January 21
It's a beautiful place, although it costs a lot, but it's worth it. It's a fascinating view, I recommend it to everyone!!!
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January 20
Take tickets as a set, Temple+It's a museum, but going to the museum first, then to the temple is more understandable.
The museum is actually bombishly cool!!!
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February 18
60 euros for a ticket for 1 person to see the Faces covered with curtains
The column of desires is fenced off so that you will not approach…
It remains to see the museum and everywhere there is a smell of dirty socks
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December 24, 2024
Return the cathedral to monument status!!! You can't cover the images with canvases, there are only men here, there's nothing to see...The navel is the only thing you can see
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December 13, 2024
I need to see it. What is there to describe . Vikings also went here to stare and left autographs. They did not sell their strength for a campaign around Europe on a drakar.
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September 14, 2024
It amazes with its antiquity, admired by people who were able to build this splendor so many centuries ago. And this temple has literally gathered several religions and cultures under its arches, which gives you goosebumps...Christian images from mosaics, Muslim sayings and signs scratched by Vikings....Uhhhhhh..God shows that he is for everyone. and HE'S ALONE)
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