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The Hagia Sophia The Hagia Sophia (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia ) meaning "Holy Wisdom", is the biggest church constructed by the Roman Empire in Constantinople, it has been constructed three times in the same location. The current structure was constructed by Isidoros and Anthemios, who were renowned architects of their time, by Emperor Justinianos’s (527-565) orders. The third Hagia Sophia construction combined the traditional basilical plan with the central dome plan in design. During the Roman period, the Hagia Sophia was the Empire Church and, as a result, was the place in which the emperors were crowned. Following Fatih Sultan Mehmed Khan’s (1451-1481) conquer in 1453, Hagia Sophia was renovated into a mosque. The structure was fortified and was well protected and remained as a mosque. The Hagia Sophia was converted into a museum by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s orders and The Council of Ministers decision, it has been functioning as one si...

Atatürk Pavilion The building which is surrounded by pine trees, located at Soguksu district was constructed in 1890. Atatürk visited Trabzon for the first time on 15 September 1924, during his short sightseeing tour to Soguksu, he saw the pavilion and liked it very much. In June 1937, Atatürk visited Trabzon for a third and last time, he stayed in this building for two nights. On 6 August 1942, the pavilion was bought by the Trabzon Municipality to be redesigned as a museum. Today the pavilion, with its large flower garden, is open to visitors as the Atatürk Museum under the management of the Trabzon municipality.  Atatürk Köşkü Soğuksu semtinde bulunan çam ağaçları ile çevrili bina 1890 yılında inşa edilmiştir. 15 Eylül 1924 tarihinde ilk kez Trabzon'u ziyaret eden Atatürk Soğuksuya yaptığı kısa gezi turu sırasında köşkü görmüş ve çok beğenmiştir. Haziran 1937'de, Trabzon'u üçüncü ve son kez ziyaret eden Atatürk, iki gece bu binada konaklamışt...