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  2. Blue Mosque, Istanbul - Wikipedia

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    The mosque was built next to the former Hippodrome and stands across from the Hagia Sophia, another popular tourist site. The Blue Mosque was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1985 under the name of " Historic Areas of Istanbul ".

  3. Hagia Sophia - Wikipedia

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    Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia; lit. ' Holy Wisdom '), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque,(Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi; Greek: Μεγάλο Τζαμί της Αγίας Σοφίας), is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.

  4. January 2016 Istanbul bombing - Wikipedia

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    On 12 January 2016, a suicide attack in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district killed 13 people, all foreigners, and injured 14 others. The attack occurred at 10:20 local time, near the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia, an area popular among tourists.

  5. Historic Areas of Istanbul - Wikipedia

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    This World Heritage Site includes buildings and structures such as the Sarayburnu, the Topkapı Palace, the Hagia Sophia, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the Hagia Irene, Zeyrek Mosque, Süleymaniye Mosque, Little Hagia Sophia and the Walls of Constantinople.

  6. I traveled to 50 of the top countries for tourism and ranked ...

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    Istanbul is a vibrant city with delicious cuisine and stunning sights such as the Hagia Sophia. The city is split — half in Europe and the other half in Asia — which makes for a fascinating ...

  7. Hippodrome of Constantinople - Wikipedia

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    The most severe of these was the Nika riots of 532, in which an estimated 30,000 people were killed [7] and many important buildings were destroyed, such as the nearby second Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine cathedral. The current (third) Hagia Sophia was built by Justinian I following the Nika riots.

  8. List of mosques in Istanbul - Wikipedia

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    Zeyrek Mosque Hagia Sophia Yeni Valide Mosque. ... (Blue Mosque) Courtyard Mihrima Mosque Ortaköy Mosque. Eyüp Sultan Mosque, 1458; Mahmut Pasha Mosque, Eminön ...

  9. Istanbul - Wikipedia

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    The Hagia Sophia, topped by a dome 31 meters (102 ft) in diameter over a square space defined by four arches, is the pinnacle of Byzantine architecture. [156] The Hagia Sophia stood as the world's largest cathedral in the world until it was converted into a mosque in the 15th century. [156] The minarets date from that period. [156]

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