Haghia Sophia
Aya Sofya
- the "church of holy wisdom"
- the "church of holy wisdom"
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The vast edifice was built over 2 earlier churches
and inaugurated by Emperor Justinian in 537.
In the 15th century the Ottomans
converted it into a mosque:
the minarets, tombs & fountains date from this period
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- vast space covered by a huge dome
reaching to a height of 56m
- calligraphic roundel on the wall
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Emperor John II Comnenus
and Empress Irene
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