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2. Hagia Sophia - Wikipedia

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   Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia; lit. ' Holy Wisdom '), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque,(Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi; Greek: Μεγάλο Τζαμί της Αγίας Σοφίας), is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.

3. Hagia Sophia, Trabzon - Wikipedia

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   Hagia Sophia (Greek: Αγία Σοφία, meaning 'the Holy Wisdom'; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a formerly Greek Orthodox church that was converted into a mosque following the conquest of Trabzon by Mehmed II in 1461. It is located in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey. It was converted into a museum in 1964 [1] and back into a mosque in 2013. [2]

4. List of churches dedicated to Holy Wisdom - Wikipedia

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   Turned into a mosque after 1453, was a museum and now it is reverting to a mosque. Little Hagia Sophia: Constantinople : Turkey: 6th c. The Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey), now a mosque. Hagia Sophia, Edessa: Edessa Turkey: 6th c. Hagia Sophia, Iznik: Nicaea: Turkey: 6th c. Now a mosque

5. Holy Wisdom - Wikipedia

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   Reconstruction of the Hagia Sophia basilica of Constantinople. There are numerous churches dedicated to Holy Wisdom throughout the Eastern Orthodox world. Their archetype is the main basilica of Constantinople (now a mosque), built in the 6th century, in English simply known as the Hagia Sophia. The extant building of the Hagia Sophia dates to ...

6. List of largest church buildings - Wikipedia

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   For example, the Hagia Sophia is included; it was originally built as a church but currently operates as a mosque. [a] Buildings that have become churches, but which were not built for that purpose, are not included; for example, the Lakewood Church building, which was originally built to be the Compaq Center. The building must still be standing.

7. Hagia Sophia, İznik - Wikipedia

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   The Church of Hagia Sophia was converted into the Orhan Mosque following the fall of Nicaea to the Ottoman Turks led by Orhan Ghazi in 1331. It continued to operate as a mosque until 1935, when it was designated as a museum under the regime of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. [6] In November 2011 it was again converted into a mosque. [2]