Mediterranean Cruise 2021 Pictures
Entrance to Hagia Sophia. Hagia Sophia was originally a Christian church when it was built in 537 but was converted to a mosque in 1453, at which time Christian artwork was destroyed or plastered over, but in 1935 it was turned into a museum at which time it underwent a restoration and mosaics such as this one above the entrance with Mary and the baby Jesus was uncovered. Last year the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, turned it back into a mosque.