{"id":2768,"date":"2016-09-19T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T02:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/?p=2768"},"modified":"2016-12-23T22:31:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T22:31:12","slug":"hagia-sophia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/travel\/euro\/hagia-sophia","title":{"rendered":"Hagia Sophia"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"width: 40%;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"20%\" \/>\n<col width=\"80%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>City:<\/th>\n<td>Istanbul, Turkey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Weather:<\/th>\n<td>85\u00b0, sunny<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Site:<\/th>\n<td>Hagia Sophia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Activity:<\/th>\n<td>looking in awe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Hagia Sophia, the building I most looked forward to seeing on this entire trip. It did not disappoint in its incomprehensible scale. Unfortunately there is quite a bit of scaffolding inside and out that skews your perception. It also felt very collage-y. A mish-mash of colors and stone. Christian and Islamic iconography. Old and new.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2781\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_2781\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 510px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0958-edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2781\" src=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0958-edit-785x523.jpg\" alt=\"img_0958-edit\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0958-edit-785x523.jpg 785w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0958-edit-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0958-edit-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0958-edit-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Istanbul: Hagia Sophia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2769\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_2769\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 510px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0819-edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2769\" src=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0819-edit-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"img_0819-edit\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0819-edit-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0819-edit-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0819-edit-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0819-edit-60x90.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Istanbul: Hagia Sophia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2770\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_2770\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 510px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0824-edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2770\" src=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0824-edit-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"img_0824-edit\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0824-edit-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0824-edit-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0824-edit-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0824-edit-60x90.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Istanbul: Hagia Sophia Interiors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2777\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_2777\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 510px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0862-edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2777\" src=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0862-edit-650x1024.jpg\" alt=\"img_0862-edit\" width=\"500\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0862-edit-650x1024.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0862-edit-190x300.jpg 190w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0862-edit-768x1210.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0862-edit-60x95.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Istanbul: Hagia Sophia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2771\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_2771\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 510px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0823-edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2771\" src=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0823-edit-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"img_0823-edit\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0823-edit-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0823-edit-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0823-edit-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0823-edit-60x90.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Istanbul: Hagia Sophia Interiors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City: Istanbul, Turkey Weather: 85\u00b0, sunny Site: Hagia Sophia Activity: looking in awe Hagia Sophia, the building I most looked forward to seeing on this entire trip. It did not disappoint in its incomprehensible scale. 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