AKA Ayasofia, some times reffered to as the eighth wonder of the world. First built in the 4th century, it has been a Church, a mosque and now a museum in Istanbul Turkey.
Loved your Travel photos, you know you should really make an album in this site, www.trekinu.com .
like this presentation, http://www.trekinu.com/viewtrek.aspx?trkid=mquiko5rgn2bbjt
its free and you can share with us the places you traveled to on the map. takes 3-4 minutes... (this is NOT a site to replace useFilm, it's for sharing albums with music and send to friends and share here with your photos)
Famous far and wide for so long I love the story I heard of viking runes carved into the steps somewhere there. Thankyou for the view and its modern context.