In 1997. I went to Istanbul for a business trips and had some spare time to see the major sights in this important historical city.
The Hagia Sophia is one of the most important and beautiful historical building in the world. It was originally built in 325AD by the Emperor Constantine. The present building was completed in 537AD after the earlier building was burned down. It serves as the center of religious life in the Byzantine Empire until the conquest of Istanbul by the Turks. After the conquest it serves as a mosque for nearly 500 years until it was converted to a musuem in 1935.
The Suleymaniye Mosque was built by Sultan Suleyman 1 following his victory in Hungary. It is one of the most important Ottoman building in Istanbul. It stands on one of the seven hills of Istanbel.
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