Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom (Hagia Sophia)

So beautiful... Select times for visitors and no photos obviously during services. Check it out.

So, I went with my friend on Easter Saturday to Agia Sophia for the holy liturgy.
At the end we queued up for the communion only to be asked whether we were Orthodox.
My friend is Catholic and although my mother was Greek and Greek orthodox I am Protestant. Anyway we're were obviously not pious and Christian enough to receive communion.
Shame on you st Sophia for not allowing all Christians to share in the blood and body of Christ during the holy weekend.

One of the most beautiful churches I have been in. Celebrating a wedding was a pleasure to see all the ornate beauty inside.

Absolutely stunning. We t here to watch my follicularly challenged friend get married. Truly amazing.

Truly incredible. And the best time to visit I believe is in the evening. We went around 8/9pm ish, there was no queue. A must-visit for Istanbul.

Was not open and there was noone inside. The bell tolled for vespers but still nothing happened. Weird.

The most incredible church I have been at.

The church is very nice without question. However, the man there who is serving the public made us feel unwanted and NOT worthy of the Holy communion. Never expected that!! We travelled a long way to visit that church and pray only to be treated like Unworthy!!