Hagia Sophia is a grand mosque and former cathedral in Istanbul, Türkiye. Built in 537 AD under the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, it served as a church, then a mosque, then a museum, and again a mosque, famed for its massive dome and centuries of layered history.
Istanbul, Türkiye
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