圣索菲亚大教堂

伊斯坦布尔的圣索菲亚大教堂是世界上最大的宗教建筑之一。

The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is one of the grandest religious structures in the world .

伊斯坦布尔的圣索菲亚大教堂曾经是东正教主教圣殿，之后被转变为清真寺，自1934年还俗之后作为博物馆使用。

Istanbul 's Hagia Sophia was a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica before being converted to a mosque , but is now a museum since being secularized in1934 .

最著名的有圣索菲亚大教堂（532-537年），由东罗马帝国国王查士丁尼一世在君士坦丁堡修建。

Byzantine churches , domed and decorated with mosaics , proliferated throughout the Byzantine Empire ; most notable is the Hagia Sophia ( 532-537 ), built by Eastern emperor Justinian I at Constantinople .

这座历经多个帝国统治的城市留下了一些文化遗产，最著名的就是圣索菲亚大教堂，这座拜占庭清真寺的历史可以追溯到6世纪。

The various empires that have ruled the city have left behind several relics , one of the most well-known being the Hagia Sophia , a Byzantine Mosque whose dome dates back to the 6th century .