--- title: "Hagia Sophia · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/place/hagia-sophia-plc_FAA5YTZMH7E15XZ19XW9M1DGFC" updated: null --- # Hagia Sophia · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Hagia Sophia · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/place/hagia-sophia-plc_FAA5YTZMH7E15XZ19XW9M1DGFC) attraction # Hagia Sophia The third and grandest of the churches on this site, completed in 537 AD. Go here together [Make a plan together](https://openvibe.fun/plans/new?place=Hagia+Sophia&city=Istanbul&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fhagia-sophia-plc_FAA5YTZMH7E15XZ19XW9M1DGFC&lat=41.0085&lon=28.9799) [Add to Our places](https://openvibe.fun/places/new?place=Hagia+Sophia&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fhagia-sophia-plc_FAA5YTZMH7E15XZ19XW9M1DGFC) A date poll for your people, or a shared list of places you want to see. ![Hagia Sophia](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQQS8GV90S1HA2YNXX1385) Photo: Arild Vågen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHagia_Sophia_Mars_2013.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) 2 more photos - ![Hagia Sophia, photo 2 of 3](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z1KJ817JNYVZ57NNV5XAFD?w=640) Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A17th_century_Picatrix_man_Istanbul%2C_Hagia_Sophia_2443_fol_84r.jpg) - ![Hagia Sophia, photo 3 of 3](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z2TZ30RPA4K7FTCVJ7SC6W?w=640) Photo: Yumeto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A20231005_Replica_of_Hagia_Sophia_in_the_Window_of_the_World.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) - [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.0085&mlon=28.9799#map=16/41.0085/28.9799) - **Admission not confirmed**check before you go ## Why go The 30-m diameter dome covers what was for over 1000 years the largest enclosed space in the world, only surpassed in 1520 by Seville cathedral. It used "pendentive" architecture to throw the dome's weight onto four stout pillars, a design that inspired many Eastern Orthodox churches and Ottoman mosques. It became a mosque after the Ottoman conquest in 1453, remaining so until 1931. It was then a museum until 2020 when it was again proclaimed a mosque. That means you must work around prayer times and dress appropriately. Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Istanbul/Historical_Peninsula) ## How to visit Admission not confirmed. Check the hours and access before you travel. ## Come back later Ask for a reminder on the day you want to go. Remind us on a date ## See it live [Stream it from here](https://openvibe.live/broadcast?place=Hagia+Sophia&place_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fhagia-sophia-plc_FAA5YTZMH7E15XZ19XW9M1DGFC&title=At+Hagia+Sophia) No public streams or clips from here yet. Stream it and you are the first: OpenVibe.Live opens its go-live setup, and you choose when to start. ## Nearby 1. ![Sultanahmet Mosque](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQQRHETYYSQ0PFTBV820S9?w=640) ### [Sultanahmet Mosque](/place/sultanahmet-mosque-plc_7Z34J2SQ8KM1PAH3XM0DE2WG93) attraction Photo: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AExterior_of_Sultan_Ahmed_I_Mosque_in_Istanbul%2C_Turkey_002.jpg) 2. ![Topkapı Palace](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQQRHJKNCKVGGZFCGF82F4?w=640) ### [Topkapı Palace](/place/topkap-palace-plc_P49W4QFC76C4BMH74743AZC6NM) attraction Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATopkapi_Palace_Seen_From_Harem.JPG) 3. ![St George's Cathedral](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQQRVG1ERQH7WA7E9BTWGW?w=640) ### [St George's Cathedral](/place/st-george-s-cathedral-plc_CYPA8RT9P9XFFY8XH1N2XEKP0M) attraction Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis from Santorini, Greece · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AChurch_of_St._George%2C_Istanbul_%28August_2010%29.jpg) 4. ![Süleymaniye Mosque](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQQRT06T10W7MK6R1Y3AWZ?w=640) ### [Süleymaniye Mosque](/place/suleymaniye-mosque-plc_2RG6K22Z3M5C4ZJSBRQ88QAYRD) attraction Photo: Hunanuk · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AS%C3%BCleymaniyeMosqueIstanbul_%28cropped%29.jpg) 5. ![Dolmabahce Palace](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQQS04H9HJ445PPM1GF0N7?w=640) ### [Dolmabahce Palace](/place/dolmabahce-palace-plc_19GKZDXT7Z9G2EAM189BQTTN5D) attraction Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APalacio_de_Dolmabah%C3%A7e%2C_Estambul%2C_Turqu%C3%ADa%2C_2024-09-29%2C_DD_24.jpg) 6. ![Basilica Cistern](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQQS2N2P81D3JS77F4MDNF?w=640) ### [Basilica Cistern](/place/basilica-cistern-plc_J56HKKM73TY15GFQWM5X3PAEFM) attraction Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACisterna_Bas%C3%ADlica%2C_Estambul%2C_Turqu%C3%ADa%2C_2024-09-28%2C_DD_58-60_HDR.jpg) ## On these routes 1. 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