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İstanbul | Hagia Sophia

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Interior of this ancient building which 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 and, since 1935, as a museum.

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on Saturday 26 June 2010 by Martin Mergili
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4664 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license