Along with being a church, the building served as a meeting place for the [[Byzantium|Byzantine]] nobility.
Along with being a church, the building served as a meeting place for the [[Byzantium|Byzantine]] nobility.
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The church was built by the Byzantine [[emperor]] [[Justinian]], who is said to have exclaimed upon its creation, "O Solomon, I have outdone thee!" The reference is to [[Solomon's Temple]].
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The church was built by the Byzantine [[emperor]] [[Justinian]], who is said to have exclaimed upon its creation, "O [[Solomon]], I have outdone thee!" The reference is to [[Solomon's Temple]].