- Hagia Sophia the main church of the Byzantine Empire. It is one of the most important early Byzantine buildings in Istanbul.
- Formerly the Church of the Saints Sergius.
- Later converted into a mosque during the Ottoman Empire.
- Daylight is flooding the church through 91 windows, illuminating the incredible beauty of the interior, which is adorned with marble tiles, elaborate, colourful mosaics and pictures, created from ceramics, precious and semiprecious stones, gold... The structure of the interior and the play of light convey the impression of weightlessness, which certainly contributed to the churches legendary fame.
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