Well worth a visit. Full of history and culture. Take your time and enjoy. There were people that only cared about taking pics (even though you are not supposed) and running off to the next site.

One of the landmarks to visit while in Istanbul ... A must visit even though it is still under restoration ...

A beautiful place with very interesting history. Suggest purchase of a guide book or tour guide. Definately worth a visit.

The Hagia Sophia is world famous for a good reason. It is simply amazing. A building built built by the Romans that is still in use today. The lines can be very long, especially to but tickets. We had a tour guide who arranged forthe tickets in advance, so our wait was a lot less. If cruise ships are in,... More

Historical church/mosque with a unique blend of religious history. Here you don't need to wear a scarf since it is now a museum, plan to spend some time to appreciate the architecture

Beautiful but crowded. We stood in line one day and realized that by the time we got in we'd be too tired to enjoy. So my husband went a little early the next morning and stood in line for us. By the time we arrived at 10 am, he was near the front of the line and we were in... More

So much to view, take as many pics as you can as this is so beautiful and historic. Mind blowing history to the place! We had our own guide (just 2 of us) was so much better. Learnt so much!!

We bought the museum pass, which advertised that you skip the lines. We still stood in line for over an hour, thought I guess we skipped the ticket line, though the entrance line was staggering.

Viewed the Mosque without a tour guide so we lost some idea for translation of culture. Be careful though of random locals looking for money to give tour. Odd that this is allowed for a religious structure.