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[b]Hagia Sophia[/b] (lit. 'Holy Wisdom'; Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία (Hagía Sophía), Turkish: Ayasofya), is a [[mosque]] and major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, [[Turkey (country)|Turkey]]. It was erected three times by the Eastern Roman Empire. The present Hagia Sophia is the third, built in 537 AD. It carried several titles over its long history, serving as an Orthodox [[church]] (with a brief period as a Catholic [[cathedral]] due to the Fourth Crusade), a mosque, a [[museum]], and then a mosque again. Though [[Byzantine architecture|Byzantine-made]], it has long since received [[Middle Eastern architecture|Islamic additions]], such as its famous [[minaret]]s.

h1. See also
* [[Tag Group:Locations]]
* [[Tag Group:Real World Locations]]

h1. External links
* "Wikipedia: Hagia Sophia":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia
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