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Aya Sofya Basilica
Aya Sofya Basilica : Michelin's recommendations
The symbol of Byzantine glory at its zenith, and a sanctuary designed on an extraordinary scale, the 6C Aya Sofya basilica was converted into a mosque in the 15C and then a museum in 1934. Although a little clumsy in style when viewed from the exterior, inside, the overall sensation beneath its majestic ribbed cupola (58m high and 31m in diameter), is of an almost mystical sense of awe, with its dazzling rays of light, deluge of golden Byzantine mosaics, forest of colonnades with finely carved capitals, and arrangements of precious green, white and pink marble. A quite memorable visit!
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- Prices : 25 trl
Opening hours :
- high season: 9am-6pm; except sais.: 9am-4.30pm - closed Mon
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Laubscher
5/5
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- Language: gbr
- Position : With friends
Pros
The feeling of standing in a 1000+ years of history is just awesome.
Cons
If you don't take a guide or an audio device to tell you the story, you would not get it. There's no pamphlets or other information available.
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Gledun
5/5
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- Language: fra
- Position : As a couple
Pros
Une culture turc très riche.
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