The Church of the Holy Wisdom, known as Hagia Sophia (???? ?????) in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, and Ayasofya or Aya Sofya in Turkish, is a former Byzantine church and former Ottoman mosque in Istanbul. Now a museum, Hagia Sophia is universally acknowledged as one of the great buildings of the world. From the central park you can easily photograph both the Blue & Aya Sofya Mosque.