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  • Hagia Sophia

    Hagia Sophia is a former Greek Orthodox cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built by Justinian I in 537 AD and was the world's largest building and an engineering marvel of its time. The cathedral was later converted into an Ottoman mosque from 1453 AD until 1931 AD. It was then secularized and opened as a museum in 1935 AD. Hagia Sophia was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 as part of Historic Areas of Istanbul.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Historic Areas of Istanbul.
    World Heritage Site
    Hagia Sophia
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    Hagia Sophia
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    Hagia Sophia

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1985

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Turkey

    Istanbul Province

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    6th Century AD

    Christian

    Islamic

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    Christian & Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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