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Byzantine church. Became a mosque. Now a museum.
Plastered over by the Ottomans for 500 years.
Late Byzantine church, remodelled by the Ottomans
Combined Byzantine marble and Ottoman plastering.
Combined Byzantine marble and Ottoman plastering.
The Aya Sofya was built over 1,400 years ago - originally as a Christian church - and was turned into a mosque in the 17th century. Amazing that it still stands, facing the Blue Mosque, after so many hundreds of years!