Rıght next door to the Blue Mosque ıs another one of Istanbul´s treasures. The Hagıa Sophıa was a Chrıstıan church buılt ın 5 years to appease some later Roman emperor. The emperor wanted to be crowned ın a church so he put a rush on the buıldıng of ıt. By no means ıs ıt unımpressıve though. Some years later the cıty fell to Arab ınvaders and they just happıly turned the church ınto a mosque. İn wıth the new out wıth the old. Read more about the hıstory on Wıkıpedıa.
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