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English: "Vue générale de la grande nef, en regardant l'occident" - An illustration of the nave of the Ayasofya Mosque/Hagia Sophia from the period when it was in use as a mosque. This appears to be a very accurate depiction, compare this (somewhat badly degraded) photograph from fifty years later.
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[231] [232] The main dome of the Hagia Sophia was the largest pendentive dome in the world until the completion of St Peter's Basilica, and it has a much lower height than any other dome of such a large diameter. The great dome at the Hagia Sophia is 32.6 meters (one hundred and seven feet) in diameter and is only 0.61 meters (two feet) thick.
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View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 41.008611; 28.980000 Restoration by trialsanderrors : Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, ca. 1897
Image credits: architectanddesign #3. Istanbul is home to over 300,000 stray cats, which are a common sight throughout the city. They lounge around landmarks like Hagia Sophia, play in parks, and ...
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