The Parent · Mert · Istanbul
Hagia Sophia
I treat this as a ten-minute 'look up' stop, not an hour of history. Awe first, then leave before the awe wears off.
The great domed monument — fifteen centuries of church and mosque under one impossible ceiling. Overwhelming for adults, brief by design for kids.
— Mert, The Parent
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