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For almost a millennium after its construction it was the largest cathedral in all of christendom.

France turkey draw earthquake california valley. Turkey reconverts istanbuls hagia sophia museum into a mosque president erdogan declares iconic cultural site reopen to muslim worship after a court ruling. Turkish president tayyip erdogan reconverted the historic chora church one of istanbuls most celebrated byzantine buildings into a mosque on friday a month after opening the famed hagia sophia to muslim worship. The mediaeval church of the holy saviour in chora built near the ancient city walls.

The hagia sophia is part of the unesco world heritage site in istanbul. Hundreds of faithful gather early in the morning outside istanbuls iconic hagia sophia for eid al adha prayers in istanbul on july 31 2020. The world famous hagia sophia museum in istanbul originally founded as a cathedral has been turned back into a mosque.

Aerial shot with dji drone. Turkeys hagia sophia and the battle to reconvert it to a mosque turkeys highest court convenes to decide status of the hagia sophia but experts say a legal ruling is only symbolic. It was also an important site of muslim worship after sultan.

Historical location ayasofya mosque hagia sophia downtown fatih of istanbul i. Turkeys president recep tayyip erdogan announced the decision after a. Worshipers held the first muslim prayers in 86 years inside the istanbul landmark that served as one of christendoms most significant cathedrals a mosque and a museum before its conversion back into a muslim place of worship on july 24 2020.

It served as a center of religious political and artistic life for the byzantine world and has provided us with many useful scholarly insights into the period. The full moon rises behind the byzantine era hagia sophia in the historic sultanahmet district of istanbul early tuesday sept. After hagia sophia erdogan reconverts turkeys historic chora church to mosque the mediaeval church of the holy saviour in chora built near the ancient city walls of constantinople contains.

Cavit ozgulap photo by demetrios ioannou 0805. 21 2020 in istanbul. The turkish museum will be reconverted to a mosque and open to muslim worship as ordered by a presidential decree.