Hagia Sophia, Trabzon

Trabzon, Turkey

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Opening hours: Apr-Oct 09:00-18:00; Nov-Mar 08:00-17:00

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Hagia Sophia in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey, is a thirteenth-century Byzantine church built when the city served as capital of the Empire of Trebizond. Situated near the seashore, two miles west of the medieval town's limits, it stands as one of the finest examples of Byzantine architecture surviving in the region. Following Mehmed II's conquest of Trabzon in 1461, the church was converted into a mosque. The building later became a museum in 1964 before being reconverted to a mosque in 2013, reflecting the shifting religious and cultural uses of this significant medieval structure.

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Byzantine architecture

Built: 1238
Type: church building, mosque, museum
Place: Trabzon, Turkey

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