Visiting Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey (Ἁγία Σοφία - Sancta Sophia - Ayasofya) Travel Video

Visiting Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey (Ἁγία Σοφία - Sancta Sophia - Ayasofya) Travel Video. Today we're outside of Hagia Sophia. One of the true landmarks of Istanbul. And over the years this has been an Orthodox Cathedral, a Roman Catholic Cathedral and a mosque. It's nice being VIP with our Istanbul museum passes. We don't have to wait here. So Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. And at the time it was one of the largest Christian Basilicas in the whole world. GEAR WE USE Olympus OM-D E-M5 II: http://amzn.to/1OchS7t Canon G7X: http://amzn.to/1YdjsYX Olympus 14-150mm II Lens: http://amzn.to/1Y79zeM Rode Video Mic GO: http://amzn.to/1WDKtVM Joby Gorilla Pod: http://amzn.to/1PgoY5F SanDisk 16GB Extreme Pro: http://amzn.to/25KEErs SOCIAL MEDIA & TRAVEL BLOGS AUDREY: blog: http://thatbackpacker.com/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatbackpacker/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatbackpacker twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatBackpacker SAMUEL: blog: http://nomadicsamuel.com/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomadicsamuel twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadicSamuel instragram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadicsamuel/ So right now we're climbing up to the second level, so that we can get a better view of the church. . Today they're doing some restoration work to preserve both its Christian and Muslim past. So many of the Christian mosaics have been uncovered even though they had once been plastered over. At the same time you can see some of the Arabic writing with readings from the Koran. So it's a nice balance between the two faiths. http://nomadicsamuel.com/country-guides/turkey http://thatbackpacker.com/2013/12/09/50-things-to-do-in-istanbul-turkey/ This is part of our Travel in Turkey series. We're making a series of videos showcasing Turkish culture, Turkish arts, Turkish foods, Turkish religion and Turkish people. Proudly presented by: http://nomadicsamuel.com , http://smilingfacestravelphotos.com , http://thatbackpacker.com & http://backpacking-travel-blog.com , http://nomadicsamuel.com/country-guides All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).