Hagia Sophia Skip the Line Ticket: Grand Mosque Entry, Istanbul

About this tour

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is one of the oldest and most storied buildings you can walk into anywhere. Emperor Justinian ordered it built in 532 AD, and for centuries its enormous central dome was the tallest inside any Christian church. This skip-the-line admission gets you past the entrance queue and into a space that has served as a cathedral, a museum, and today a working mosque. Inside you'll see the sweep of the dome, the layered Byzantine and Ottoman architecture, and the surviving gold mosaics.

Highlights

• See how Byzantine and Ottoman builders each left their mark on the same structure
• Stand under the famous dome and take in the surviving gold mosaics
• Learn how one building went from cathedral to museum to mosque

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