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It was used as a palace and a church. Later it was used as a mosque. Currently it is a museum open to the public.
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∙ 10y agobecause it was polished with many colors and many glitering mosaics
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Architectural breakdown on the Hagia Sophia?
The Hagia Sophia is an example of Byzantine Architecture. It features minarets which are slender towers with balconies from which believers are called to daily prayer at the buildings corners. It was formerly a Christian Church that was made into an Islamic mosque. It is in Constantinople, now known as Istanbul Turkey.
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