ISTANBUL AYASOFYA MUSEUM

Istanbul, which has been the capital of Byzantine and Ottoman empires, offers many places to visit with its historical wealth. The historical peninsula, which has been used as the center of Istanbul for centuries, has structures that will appeal to those who want to be informed about the history of the city. The Hagia Sophia Museum, which is waiting for its visitors with its unique treasures, comes from the artistic and architectural buildings under the majestic dome. Hagia Sophia, whose name means kez Sacred Wisdom mış in our own language, gained its present state when it was built for the third time between 532-537 by order of the Byzantine Emperor I. Justinian. The name of the structure known as the Megale Ekklesia (Great Church) at that time, the 15-meter-high, silver Ionostasisti made a large number of sacred relics, such as the temple built on the temple of splendor, another element of the splendid despite the earthquake and fire disasters 15 to survive for more than a century. The church, which had been destroyed for many times in the past with fire and earthquake disasters, was named as the world's largest cathedral for 1,000 years.