Hagia Sophia
The Hagia Sophia is a church located in Thessaloniki, Greece. With its current structure dating from the 7th century, it is one of the oldest churches in the city still standing today.Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: church in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Also known as: “Agia Sofia”, “Ayasofya Camii”, “Church of St. Sophia”, “Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki”, “Saint Sophia”, “Saint Sophia (Thessaloniki)”, and “Saint Sophia church (Thessaloniki)”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baptistery of St. John the Baptist and Museum of the Macedonian Struggle.
Baptistery of St. John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Haneburger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Baptistery of St. John the Baptist Greek: Βαπτιστήριο Αγίου Ιωάννη του Προδρόμου) is a Greek Orthodox baptistery located in Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia, Greece.
Museum of the Macedonian Struggle
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum for the Macedonian Struggle is located in the centre of the city Thessaloniki in Central Macedonia, Greece. It occupies a neo-classical building designed by the renowned architect Ernst Ziller and built in 1893. Museum of the Macedonian Struggle is situated 360 metres southwest of Hagia Sophia.
Church of the Acheiropoietos
Church
Photo: Knop92, Public domain.
The Church of the Acheiropoietos is a 5th-century Byzantine-era Greek Orthodox church, located in the city of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, in northern Greece. Church of the Acheiropoietos is situated 260 metres north of Hagia Sophia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Louloudadika and Ladadika.
Ladadika
Neighborhood
Photo: MWD, Public domain.
Ladadika is the name of a historic district and a landmark area of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is located near the Port of Thessaloniki and for centuries was one of the most important marketplaces of the city.
Upper Town
Suburb
Photo: PLAKLE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Town or Ano Poli is the old town of Thessaloniki and is located around the city's acropolis north of the city center. The neighborhood is known for its well preserved Byzantine and Ottoman era structures and urban design and as a center for Thessaloniki's poets, intellectuals, and bohemians.
Hagia Sophia
- Categories: cathedral, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.6328° or 40° 37′ 58″ northLongitude
22.94699° or 22° 56′ 49″ eastLevels
3Open location code
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amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
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historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1568660
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Frisian—“Hagia Sophia” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Ajasofja”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Սոֆիայի տաճար (Սալոնիկ)”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Սոֆիայի տաճար”
- Basque: “Santa Sofia (Tesalonika)”
- Basque: “Santa Sofia”
- Bengali: “আয়া সোফিয়া, থেসালোনিকি”
- Bulgarian: “Света София”
- Catalan: “Santa Sofia, Tessalònica”
- Chinese: “圣索菲亚教堂”
- Czech: “Hagia Sofia”
- Dutch: “Hagia Sophia”
- Finnish: “Hagia Sofia”
- French: “église Sainte-Sophie de Thessalonique”
- French: “Église Sainte-Sophie de Thessalonique”
- French: “Église Sainte-Sophie”
- Georgian: “აია-სოფია (სალონიკი)”
- Georgian: “აია-სოფია”
- German: “Hagia Sophia”
- Greek: “Αγία Σοφία”
- Greek: “Ναός Αγίας Σοφίας Θεσσαλονίκης”
- Hebrew: “האגיה סופיה (סאלוניקי)”
- Hebrew: “האגיה סופיה”
- Indonesian: “Hagia Sofia, Thessaloniki”
- Indonesian: “Hagia Sofia”
- Italian: “Basilica di Santa Sofia (Tessalonica)”
- Italian: “basilica di Santa Sofia”
- Italian: “Basilica di Santa Sofia”
- Japanese: “アギア・ソフィア聖堂 (テッサロニキ)”
- Japanese: “アギア・ソフィア聖堂”
- Korean: “아야 소피아”
- Macedonian: “Св. Софија”
- Macedonian: “Света Софија”
- Macedonian: “Црква „Св. Софија“ - Солун”
- Persian: “کلیسای ایاصوفیا، تسالونکیا”
- Romanian: “Hagia Sofia, Salonic”
- Romanian: “Hagia Sofia”
- Russian: “Святая София (Салоники)”
- Russian: “Храм Святой Софии (Салоники)”
- Russian: “Храм Святой Софии”
- Serbian: “Crkva svete Sofije (Solun)”
- Serbian: “Crkva Svete Sofije (Solun)”
- Serbian: “Crkva Svete Sofije”
- Serbian: “Црква Св. Софије (Солун)”
- Serbian: “Црква свете Софије (Солун)”
- Slovenian: “Hagija Sofija v Solunu”
- Slovenian: “Hagija Sofija, Solun”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Santa Sofía (Salónica)”
- Spanish: “Santa Sofía”
- Tatar: “Изге София чиркәве”
- Tatar: “Салониктагы Изге София чиркәве”
- Turkish: “Ayasofya Camii”
- Turkish: “Ayasofya”
- Ukrainian: “Базиліка святої Софії”
- Ukrainian: “Базиліка Святої Софії”
- Western Frisian: “Hagia Sofia”
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