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	Ayasofya \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Istanbul \| Frommers.com
		For almost a thousand years, the Ayasofya was a triumph of Christianity and the symbol of Byzantium, and until the 16th century, maintained its status as the largest Christian church in the world.
		In 1204 the Ayasofya was sacked and stripped down to the bare bones by the Crusaders, a desecration that robbed the church of precious relics and definitively divided the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.
		Ayasofya was converted from a mosque into a museum by Atatürk in 1935, after a painstaking restoration led by Thomas Whitmore of the Byzantium Institute of America.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/istanbul/A24341.html (1178 words)

	Yeni Sayfa 2
		The Museum of the Ancient Orient displays artifacts from the Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Hatti and Hittite civilizations.
		The dark stone building that houses the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art was built in 1524 by the Grand Vizier to Suleyman the Magnificent, Ibrahim Pasa, as his residence.
		Also in Besiktas is the Museum of Fine Arts that houses Turkish paintings and sculptures from the end of the 19th century to the present.
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	Museums
		AYASOFYA MUSEUM : (Saint Sophia) This ancient church, built by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.
		MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS : Located at Besiktas, it is one of the best museums in Turkey for paintings and sculptures from the end of the 19th century to present time.
		MOSAIC MUSEUM : This museum was built to preserve exceptionally fine mosaic pavements of the 5th and 6th centuries that remain from the Great Palace of the Byzantium Emperor.
	www.istanbulhandicraftcenter.com /museums.htm (700 words)

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		Ayasofya Museum (Saint Sophia) This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.
		Museum of Fine Arts Located in Besiktas, it is one of the best museums in Turkey for paintings and sculptures from the end of the 19th century to the present.
		Mosaic Museum This museum was built to preserve, "in situ", exceptionally fine mosaic pavements, of the 5th and 6th centuries, which remain from the Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperor.
	www.armory.com /~turkiye/turkey/marmara/istanbul/istmuze.html (566 words)

	Hagia Sophia, Trabzon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hagia Sophia Museum (in Turkish: Ayasofya Müzesi) is a former church and mosque located in the city of Trabzon in the north-eastern part of Turkey.
		During the brief period of the city in Russia's hands during World War I, the site was used by the Russian military as a makeshift hospital and depot.
		Afterwards it was put back into use as a mosque, until 1964 when it was turned into a museum which it remains to this day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ayasofya_museum (279 words)

	Turkey Travel Guide - Mini-Guide to Istanbul
		Hagia Sophia,(also know as the Ayasofya -Church of the Divine Wisdom) is one of world's greatest examples of Byzantine architecture.
		After the Ottoman conquest, the church was transformed into a mosque and is a museum today.
		Ayasofya is a gorgeous place to visit and one that whispers of past glories.
	www.thereareplaces.com /Guidebook/pdest/tuistan2.htm (629 words)

	Istanbul mueums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) Museum : Aya Sophia was, for nearly a thousand years, the largest enclosed space in the world, and still seen as one of the world’s most important architectural monuments.
		Now home to the museum, this is considered one of the finest collections of Islamic art in the world, with a superb display of ceramics, metalwork, miniatures, calligraphy and textiles, as well as some of the oldest carpets in the world.
		Museum of Fine Arts This collection is in the east wing of Dolmabahce Palace, once the apartments of the heir to the throne.
	www.istanbulhistorichotels.com /istanbul/museumsandancientcities.html (1669 words)

	Ayasofya and Topkapi palace going private
		The complex stands on 700,00m2 of land on the historical Istanbul peninsula and was converted to a museum early in the republican era.
		The Ayasofya (Haghia Sophia) served as a church for 916 and as a mosque for 477 years.
		Ayasofya is considered by many as a wonder of architecture.
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	Travelers' Stories About Turkey > İZNİK MUSEUMS
		Ayasofya is a church constructed in basilica type in the 4th century.
		The ornaments belonging to the Ottoman Period are the pen-made inscription at the arch beginning that is located in the south, the strip ornamented with plant motifs and the plaster ruin in the inner niche having a small zencerek motif.
		The works exhibited in the museum consist of the works obtained from İznik and its surroundings and the works found in the scientific excavations.
	www.adiyamanli.org /travel/lofiversion/index.php/t87.html (1181 words)

	Istanbul Museums
		The Mosaic Museum preserves in situ exceptionally fine 5th and 6th century mosaic pavements from the Grand Palace of the Byzantine emperors.
		Located inside the gardens of Yildiz Palace, this museum preserves and documents the history of Istanbul since the Ottoman conquest, including ornaments and paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries reflect the way of life.
		The museum is set in an Ottoman-period building, an 18th century factory which produced anchors and their chains.
	www.kesit.com /istanbul/Istanbulmuseums.htm (1685 words)

	About Turkey - Biblical Tours in Turkey with All Season Tours
		The Basilica of St. Sophia, now called the Ayasofya Museum, is unquestionably one of the finest buildings of all time.Built by Constantine the Great and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, its immense dome rises 55 meters above the ground and its diameter spans 31 meters.
		The Tombs in the Courtyard of the Mevlana Museum :
		Ottoman period inscriptions and historical gravestones are exhibited in the courtyard of the Museum.
	www.turkeyontheweb.com /about_turkey/about_turkey_historical_places.htm (3304 words)

	Anatolia.com
		The Basilica of St. Sophia, now called the Ayasofya Museum, is unquestionably one of the finest buildings of all time.
		The dark stone building that houses the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art was built in 1524 by Ibrahim Pasa; Grand Vizier to Süleyman the Magnificent, as his residence.
		The Kariye Museum, the 11th century church of "St. Savior" in Chora, is, after St. Sophia, the most important Byzantine monument in Istanbul.
	www.anatolia.com /anatolia/destinations/istanbul/museums.asp (676 words)

	ISTANBUL MUSEUMS AND PALACES
		This museum houses a collection of objects covering the period from the Turkish conquest of Istanbul to the present day.
		This museum was built to preserve, "in situ", exceptionally fine mosaic pavements, of the 5th and 6th centuries, which remain from the Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperor.
		Located in Besiktas, it is one of the best museums in Turkey for paintings and sculptures from the end of the 19th century to the present.
	www.searchturkey.com /istanbul/Culture/istanbul_museums_and_palaces.htm (1106 words)

	TATİLDÜNYASI :: Museums In Istanbul ::
		The Mosaic Museum preserves in situ exceptionally fine fifth and sixth-century mosaic pavements from the Grand Palace of the Byzantine emperors.
		The Kariye Museum, the llth-century church of "St. Savior" in the Chora complex,is, after Hagia Sophia, the most important Byzantine monument in Istanbul.Unremarkable in its architecture, inside, the walls are decorated with 4th-century mosaics.
		Also in Besiktas is the Museum of Fine Arts that houses Turkish paintings and sculptures from the end of the l9th century to the present.
	www.tatildunyasi.com /en/c.333.html (775 words)

	About Istanbul Turkey
		At the end of the 19th century Archeology Museum and School of Fine Arts (now Oriental Works Museum) were built in the large garden which is to the northwest of the First Court.
		Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum: Built in 1524 by İbrahim Pasa, the Grand Vizier to Suleyman the Magnificent, this was originally a palace and the grandest private residences in the Ottoman Empire – and one of the few which have survived.
		City Museum : Located inside the gardens of Yildiz Palace, this museum preserves and documents the history of Istanbul since the Ottoman conquest, including ornaments and paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries reflect the way of life.
	www.gofethiye.com /turkiye/istanbul2.asp (6083 words)

	Hagia Sophia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Hagia Sophia (Church of Holy Wisdom), now known as the Ayasofya Museum, is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted to a mosque in 1453, converted into a museum in 1935, in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
		For almost 500 years the principal mosque of Istanbul, Ayasofya served as model for many of the Ottoman mosques such as the Shehzade Mosque, the Suleiman Mosque, and the Rüstem Pasha Mosque.
		The 19th century restoration of the Fossati brothers, who also built a pulpit (minbar) and the four circular medallions hanging on the walls of the nave that bear the names of Muhammad and the first caliphs, is widely deemed to have destroyed much of the original mosaics.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Church_of_Saint_Sophia.htm (1759 words)

	Museums in Istanbul
		The Basilica of St. Sophia, now called the Ayasofya Museum (click here to see interior picture) is unquestionably one ot the finest buildings of all time.
		The dark stone building that houses the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art was built in 1524 by Ibrahim Pasa, Grand Vizier to Suleyman the Magnificent, as his residence.
		The Mosaic Museum preserves in situ exceptionally fine mosaic pavements of the fifth and sixth centuries which remain from the Great Palace of the Byzantine emperors.
	www.about-turkey.com /tourism/museum.htm (653 words)

	MUSEUMS
		The Museum of the Ancient Orient displays artefacts from the Sumerian, Babylonian, Assynan, Hatti and Hittite civilizations.
		The dark stone building that houses the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art was built in 1524 by the Grand Vizier to Süleyman the Magnificent, Ibrahim Paşa, as his residence.
		The Rahmi KOC Industry Museum, in the suburb of Hasköy on the coast of the Golden Horn, was an Ottoman-period building, formerly called Lengerhane, for iron and steel works.
	www.megarevma.net /museums.htm (732 words)

	Cultural Sites to Visit in Istanbul : Turkey Luxury Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In the museum collections, there are rich and very important works of art belonging to various civilizations from the regions from Balkans to Africa, from Anatolia and Mesopotamia to Arab Peninsula and Afghanistan that were in the borders of the Ottoman Empire.
		This church built during the reign of Emperor Constantine in the 4th century A.D. was the main church of the city and the seat of the bishopry Saint Sophia was built.
		The museum is trying to raise the Australian navy's first submarine sink of Gallipoli in World War I. Opening hours: 10:00 - 17:00, closed Mondays.
	www.turkeyluxurytravel.com /activities/cultural_istanbul.html (1494 words)

	Istanbul and the Marmara Region - Museums
		Originally built as a kosk or pavilion by Mehmet the Conqueror in the 15th century, the Cinili kosk that houses the Museum of Turkish Ceramics contains beautiful Iznik wares from the 16th century and fine examples of Seljuk and Ottoman pottery and tiles.
		The dark stone building that houses the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art was built in 1524 by Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier to Suleyman the Magnificent as his residence.
		The Mosaic Museum preserves in situ exceptionally fine mosaic pavements of the fifth and sixth centuries that remain from the Great Palace of the Byzantine emperors.
	www.balsoy.com /Turkiye/Marmara/Museums.html (624 words)

	Pearl Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Built between 1609 and 1616 by the architect Mehmet, the building is more familiarly known as the Blue Mosque because of its magnificent interior paneling of blue and white Iznik tiles.
		Ayasofya Museum (Basilica of Hagia Sophia) - The Basilica of Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom), now called the Ayasofya Museum, is unquestionably one of the finest buildings of all time.
		Topkapi Palace - On a finger of land at the confluence of the Bosphorus, the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara stands the Topkapi Palace, that maze of buildings that was the focal point of the Ottoman Empire between the 15th and 19th centuries.
	www.pearlholidays.com /tours.php?cid=12 (411 words)

	About Turkey - Cappadocia Tours :: Nemrut Tours :: Turkey Tours :: Hotels
		The Museum of Anatolian Civilisations in Ankara can be numbered among the most interesting museum collections in all of Turkey, in particular as far as the material regarding the ancient civilization of the Hittites is concerned.
		The collection of the Koyunoglu Museum is a varied one; among its displays one is devoted to natural history and another to old kilims.
		The restored 13th centruy Byzantine church, used for centuries as a mosque and now the Ayasofya Museum, is the jewel of Trabzon's monuments.
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	Museums in Istanbul
		The building was constructed by the architect Vallaury through the efforts of the first scientific museum organizer of Turkey, Osman Hamdi Bey, and was opened to public in 1891.
		The museum displays objects from Byzantium, the Ottoman Empire and the many civilizations of Anatolia.
		The Galata Mevlevi Lodge (mevlevihane) or as it is also known the Kulekapı Mevlevi Lodge which is now serving as a museum, is one of the institutions which reflect the culture of the era in the best possible way.
	www.istanbulhotelreservations.com /istanbul/museums (369 words)

	MUSEUMS OF ISTANBUL / TURKEY
		The Basilica od St.Sophia, now called Ayasofya Museum, is unquestionably one of the finest buildings of all time.
		The Kariye Museum, the 11th century church of "St. Savior" in Chora, is after St. Sophia, the most important Byzantine monument in Istanbul unremarkable in its architecture, inside, the walls are decorated with superb 14th century frescoes and mosaics.
		In the Besiktas district the Naval Museum displays the great imperial caiques in which the sultans were rowed across the Bosphorus, as well as many other interesting exhibits of Ottoman naval history (Open every day except Monday and Thursday).
	www.turkiye-online.com /travel/marmara/istanbul/museums.html (792 words)

	Hagia Sophia Encyclopedia Articles @ MosaicArtStudio.com (Mosaic Art Studio) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Its conquest by the Ottomans at the fall of Constantinople is considered one of the great tragedies of Christendom by the Greek Orthodox faithful.
		It was converted to a mosque after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II in 1453.
		In 1935, under the order of Turkish president Kemal Atatürk, Hagia Sophia was secularized and turned into the Ayasofya Museum.
	mosaicartstudio.com /encyclopedia/Hagia_Sophia (1226 words)

	Museums in Istanbul, Turkey
		Near the ruins from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantines, a deep focus on the Turkish, Seljuk and Ottoman history could be made in Istanbul and environment.
		The most famous museum should be mentioned is the St Sophia (Hagia Sophia).
		It was built as a church in the 6th century, used as a mosque after the 15th century and changed to a museum in 1934 by Ataturk.
	www.enjoyturkey.com /info/sights/museums.htm (485 words)

	Trabzon and the Black Sea Region, Turkey-Adiyamanli.org
		The restored 13th Century Byzantine church, used for centuries as a mosque and now the Ayasofya Museum, is the jewel of Trabzon monuments.
		used for centuries as a mosque and now the Ayasofya Museum, is the jewel of Trabzon; monuments.
		The walls of this church are decorated with frescoes which are the finest examples of Byzantine craftsmanship.
	www.adiyamanli.org /trabzon.html (1959 words)

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