Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
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N 41° 00.509 E 028° 58.800
35T E 666504 N 4541586
Hagia Sophia was to remain the largest cathedral for 1,000 years
Waymark Code: WMMWFJ
Location: Türkiye
Date Posted: 11/15/2014
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"Hagia Sophia (from the Greek "Holy Wisdom"; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former Greek Orthodox patriarchal basilica (church), later an imperial mosque, and now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi) in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its construction in 537 until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931. It was then secularized and opened as a museum on 1 February 1935."
Source: Wikipedia
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