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Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia is a former Greek Orthodox cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum loacted 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.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Istanbul Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 6th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Christian
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Christian & Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Historic Areas of Istanbul
Date of Inscription: 1985
Exact Location
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