hagia sophia the famous byzantine cathedral now museum istanbul turkey

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Hagia Sophia the famous Byzantine cathedral now a museum, Istanbul, Turkey. Royalty Free Stock Photo

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Hagia Sophia the famous Byzantine cathedral now a museum, Istanbul, Turkey.

Hagia Sophia in summer, Istanbul, Turkey. The world famous monument of Byzantine architecture Royalty Free Stock Photo

Hagia Sophia is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Built in AD 537 at the beginning of the Middle Ages, it was famous in particular for its massive dome. It was the world`s largest building and an engineering marvel of its time. It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have `changed the history of architecture`.