Istanbul: The real millennium dome
Bruce Dennill
Istanbul’s Hagia Sofia is on many travellers’ bucket lists – for a variety of reasons.
The original structure on the spot it occupies was built nearly 1 500 years ago and the building has functioned as both a church and a mosque before its transformation into its current role as a museum. Also – like, duh – James Bond chased bad guys around it in Skyfall, dude.
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