Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum
Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum is a museum in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum is situated nearby to Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, as well as near Sultan Ahmed Square.- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Ayasofya Tarih ve Deneyim Müzesi”
- Postal code: 34122
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sultan Ahmed Square and Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum.
Sultan Ahmed Square
Square
Photo: Antoine-François Andréossy, Public domain.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square.
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Museum
Photo: Chapultepec, Public domain.
The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is a museum in Sultanahmet Square in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey which first opened in 1914 and in 1983 moved into the palace of Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, the second grand vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent.
Hagia Sophia
Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a museum. Hagia Sophia is situated 450 metres northeast of Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.
Mollafenari
Suburb
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mollafenari is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 99. It is on the European side of Istanbul.
Kumkapı
Quarter
Kumkapı is a quarter in Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located along the northern shore of Marmara Sea. Up to recent times, Kumkapı is the center of the Armenian community of the city, boasting a school and several churches.
Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.00646° or 41° 0′ 23″ northLongitude
28.97537° or 28° 58′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8GHC2X4G+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 11867279469OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
“Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Museu de História e Experiência da Santa Sofia”
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Highlights include Obelisk of Theodosius and Serpent Column.
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