Adventures in Istanbul Part 3 ~ The Hagia Sophia & Ataturk
The Hagia Sophia (pronounced Ay-ah Soh-feeh-yah) is enormous, and was, in fact, the world’s largest interior space for nearly a thousand years. But what is even more staggering is that it is so old, standing here in Istanbul for nearly 1,500 years. Built between 532 and 537 by the Emperor Justinian I (ruled 527-565), it […]
