Amazing Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

#tripblazers #urbanexplorer #awesomepic #istanbul #turkey #hagiasofia It was built by the eastern Roman emperor Justinian I as the Christian cathedral of Constantinople for the state church of the Roman Empire. Its architecture was considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and at one point had the largest interior in the world. After the conquest of Constantinople it became a mosque until 1935, when it became a museum. It became once again a mosque in 2020.