‘Hagia Sophia’ (Holy Wisdom) is the name of a magnificent Church built by Roman Emperor Justinian I (r. 527 – 565 CE) some 1500 years ago in Constantinople, his capital city (now Istanbul). This epitome of Byzantine architecture has been grabbing media attention after Turkey’s highest court issued an order on 10.07.2020 enabling the conversion of this 65,000 square feet architectural marvel into an Islamic place of worship (mosque)How did this great Byzantine structure become a mosque?
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V Georgekutty
I am an Accounting, Management and IT Professional, and a Gold Medalist of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI). After retiring from Government service, I worked as the Director of a Business School, which I later quit to devote my time fully for reading and writing. Few of my short Malayalam articles are published at www.keralaface.com
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