Ayasofya Camii

Hagia Sophia Museum, or today, officially known as Hagia Sophia-i Kebîr Câmi-i Şerîfi (Holy Great Hagia Sophia Mosque), is a mosque and former basilica, cathedral and museum located in Istanbul. It was a basilica planned patriarchal cathedral built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I between 532-537 in the old city center of Istanbul's historical peninsula. After the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottomans in 1453, II. It was converted into a mosque by Mehmed. It was converted into a museum by the Decree of the Council of Ministers published by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1934, excavation and renovation works were started and it served as a museum from 1935 to 2020. In 2020, the status of a museum was canceled and the status of a mosque was given.