More pictures of the Hagia Sophia. This building has so much history that I really can't describe it all here. It has two floors that create a balcony around the perimeter, it was used and built by Christians in 400's, then converted to be used by the orthodox Christians, then converted to be used by the Turkish Otttoman Empire who were Muslims. Much of what we saw in Turkey the next two days was around all three religions which was so surprising! You have all the pre-christian Roman architecture, then Christian, Greek, and Ottoman. It created a hybrid of architecture and culture. Breathtaking in un-imaginable ways!
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