Istanbul - Hagia Sophia...beautiful name n beautiful place!
On our way to Hagia Sophia...ada nice garden kat depan
Tempat duduk...unique sungguh this place
The Gate & it's near to the Sultan's tomb
Hagia Sophia Loren..hehe
I think this is the dome for the tomb
Ada kereta kuda lagi! Jums kita naik nak?
Gambar dari jauh..nampak with the fountain sekali
Ada security...security kat sini really tight!
The ruins, I guess must be they robohkan bila nak convert church
Other ruins
My anak posing tunjuk pegang botol air
Ruins peninggalan church dulu
Tempat ni gelap actually but hubby guna more exposure
Lukisan yg lebih kurang mcm kat Venice..
Besar!
Marble and ceramic dia from Marmara Turkey
Saidina
Sewage system
Cantik ukiran dia
Terpegun jap
THe Mimbar
Unsure ni tong apa
Ada bekas they replaced tnda cross
If I can put my hand and pusing 360 degree all my wish come true
Naik atas
Seram betul masuk tunnel ni
Kat atas
Nampak bawah
Besarlah Hagia Sophia ni
Kat luar..tempat ambil wuduk dia pun unik
It was actually a church and was constructed between 532 to 537 AD during the Byzantine empire and was the largest Cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years. It was then converted into a mosque by the Ottoman empire at 1453. It was the 1st church that has been converted into a mosque and later in year 1935 it was converted into a museum.
I had this eerie feeling when I entered Hagia Sophia because the bulding is very ancient! It has nice architecture too. I was in awe seeing the architectures, relics n imagine how was it like living in a few decades ago. I also wonder how they do the carving without the modern equipments. WOW! But I realize most of the paintings are almost the same with what I saw in Milan and Venice....I think maybe because it was made in the same era.
hi yaya... lama tak keep in touch with u..
u know what.... same like kazakh.. based on my colleague
yg stay n working there.. i think their pegangan macam ni...
one more thing.. bulan puasa yg lalu.. during lunch.. i bawa
anak2 i pegi lunch kt Burger King.. tahulah budak2 tak puasakan...
so.. during that time.. i tengok most of pak & mak Arab yg wearing
hijab n tudung everything .. lepak2 sambil makan... Hurmm I dont know
how to explain but I believe drang ni is muslim too ...
Cuma kt je kadang2 agak terkejut sebab terdidik dgn pegangan agama
yg betul Nway.. nice journey .. and Aiden.. happy belated birthday.. cepatkan masa berlalu
Hi Azma...lagi jauh journey, lagi tgk mcm2 jenis org...Yg kat burger king tu yeke....maybe sebab dia musafir kot, takut jugak nak bersangka buruk. Tapi selamba je mkn terbuka camtu eh? Kat UAE ni if bulan puasa mmg takde kedai foods bukak until Iftar....sampaikan the expat yg non-muslim complain susah nak cari foods bulan Ramadhan! Actually depends kot, maybe sbb Turkey is a secular country, so they tak strict mcm other Muslim country. But actually it depends on ajaran agama masing2...yg kat Muslim country tak act mcm Muslim pun ramai jgk sebenarnya kan... Thanks for the wish Azma.
But I realize most of the paintings are almost the same with what I saw in Milan and Venice....I think maybe because it was made in the same era.
Nway.. nice journey .. and Aiden.. happy belated birthday.. cepatkan masa berlalu 