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İstanbul | Hagia Sophia

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Sultan Ahmet Park, view in NE direction to the Hagia Sophia. This ancient building reflects the diverse history of Istanbul: since its completion in 537 it has served as a Christian, Greek Orthodox, and Roman Catholic church until 1453, then as imperial mosque until 1931, as a museum from 1935 to 2020 and since then, as a mosque again.