Tuesday 13 January 2015

Hagia Sophia / from Sultanahmet Park

Designed in the Byzantine style by Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles for Emperor Justinian I, completed AD537. Originally a Greek Christian basilica, then much later additions of an Islamic mosque, including minarets to the exterior. The building is currently a museum. Istanbul, Turkey. 

(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 - credit: Images George Rex.)