Little Hagia Sophia In Istanbul, Turkey. Formerly It Was The Eastern Orthodox Church Of The Saints Sergius And Bacchus, Later Converted Into A Mosque During The Ottoman Empire. This Byzantine Building Was A Model For The Hagia Sophia, The Main Church Of The Byzantine Empire

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