Place Hagia Sofia

The former largest cathedral of the world

Petr Liška
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Inserted: 30.03.2018
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Hagia Sofia – The Temple of God's Wisdom was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years. It was rebuilt to a mosque and then to a museum. It is one of the most important sacral monuments in the world. You can find it in the center of Istanbul

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