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The Church of the Holy Wisdom ( no St Sophia ) became a museum in 1935 by order of Turkish president Kemal Ataturk. Emperor Justinian I commissioned the church in the 530's and requiring 40 years to build, it would be the largest Christian church in the world for 1000 years till the construction of the cathedral of Seville.

After the capture Istanbul by Sultan Mehmet the Conquerer in 1453, the church became the imperial mosque for 500 years. Mehmet was so impressed by the beauty of the church that he did not destroy the mosaics but plastered them over, so available for the modern era.
Uploaded: Apr, 20 2014 | Taken: Oct, 16 2008| Viewed: 5 times  | 1 vote
Camera: Eastman Kodak Company | Model: Picture Kiosk G4 | Exposure 1/1600s, f2.9 | FLength: 7mm | Artist: Picasa | SW: Picture Kiosk G4 KPK V2.0 SP1.1 FC1


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