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[[Image:HagiaSophiaInterior.jpg|thumb|200px|The interior of the Hagia Sophia.]]

[[Image:HagiaSophiaInterior.jpg|thumb|200px|The interior of the Hagia Sophia.]]

The '''Hagia Sophia''' (Greek Aγία Σοφία) is a major landmark in [[Constantinople]]. Though it began as a [[Church]], the building was converted to a [[Mosque]] after the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] sacking of Constantinople in 1453. Currently, the building serves as a museum.

The '''Hagia Sophia''' (Greek Aγία Σοφία) is a major landmark in [[Constantinople]]. Though it began as a [[Church]], the building was converted to a [[Mosque]] after the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] sacking of Constantinople in 1453. Currently, the building serves as a museum.<ref>http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/procopius.stm</ref>

Along with being a Church, the building served as a meeting place for the Byzantine nobility.

Along with being a Church, the building served as a meeting place for the Byzantine nobility.