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From Russia with Love

Hagia Sophia

Istanbul · Turkey  ·  Murder in the mosque

From Russia with Love filmed at Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. A Byzantine landmark, once a church and then a mosque, where a killer strikes an agent. On screen it's Mosque.

Where to go

41.008333, 28.98

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
From Russia with Love (1963)
On screen
Mosque
In real life
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Can you visit?
Access not confirmed
Time to allow
—
Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did From Russia with Love film at Hagia Sophia?
At 41.008333, 28.98 in Istanbul. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Hagia Sophia?
Access not confirmed.
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