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Hagia Sophia Museum Hagia Sophia Museum Visitor Information The winter visiting hours for the Hagia Sophia are from 09.00 to 17.00, with the final entry being at 16.00. During the summer, the visiting hours are between 09.00 and 19.00, with the final entry being at 18.00. Passes are available at the box office in the museum. Hagia Sophia - Wikipedia Hagia Sophia (/ h i s o f i /; from the Greek , pronounced [aia sofia], "Holy Wisdom"; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Ayasofya) is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum (Ayasofya Mzesi) in Istanbul, Turkey.Built in 537 AD at the beginning of the Middle ... Hagia Sophia History, Facts, & Significance Britannica.com Hagia Sophia, Turkish Ayasofya, Latin Sancta Sophia, also called Church of the Holy Wisdom or Church of the Divine Wisdom, cathedral built at Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in the 6th century ce (532537) under the direction of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I.By general consensus, it is the most important Byzantine structure and one of the worlds great monuments.