İznik Ayasofya Orhan Camii
The former church of Hagia Sophia in Nicaea preserves Byzantine references in a building that returned to Islamic religious use.
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The city
İznik is the ancient Nicaea, a walled town by the lake associated with the Christian councils and Ottoman ceramics. the local Ayasofya marks the center; gates and sections of the walls help explain the historic layout. The walk combines streets, heritage and the town’s relationship with the lake shore.
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The local experience
The former church of Hagia Sophia in Nicaea preserves Byzantine references in a building that returned to Islamic religious use.
The layout of ancient Nicaea, with gates and walls, allows you to understand the town through its Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman inheritances.