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What is the Hagia Sophia?
The Hagia Sophia is a super famous building in Istanbul. Officially, at least according to the Turkish government, it is a museum. But it was originally built as a church and then was converted ...
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Erdogan's order making Hagia Sophia mosque brings cheers, mourning
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Hagia Sophia Mosque (Ayasofya Cami)
Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture, glorious interior views and historical significance. Built between 532 and 537, the building was a church for nearly a ...
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Russian Orthodox Church concerned by fate of Byzantine mosaics in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion said. Hagia Sophia is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral built in AD 532 ...
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Erdogan converts another historic church into a mosque
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