Hagia Sophia basilica cathedral museum Istanbul Turkey
by Imran Ahmed
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Hagia Sophia basilica cathedral museum Istanbul Turkey
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Imran Ahmed
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Photograph - Photograph
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Istanbul, Turkey - March 16, 2015: The Hagia Sophia was the Greek Orthodox church patriarchate basilica until Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. Subsequently, the church was converted into a mosque until 1931. Under the new secular republic of Turkey, Hagia Sophia was converted into a museum in 1935.
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June 2nd, 2015
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Comments (4)
Alexey Bazhan
This is a very showy picture of delightful grand mosque! Outstanding work! I really like this photo. L+F+Flw
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"