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packman

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1. I guess no one thought to change it to its original purpose -

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 10:25 AM

Jul 2020

Originally it was a church, then - after conquest - a mosque

Built in AD 537, during the reign of Justinian, it was the world's largest building and an engineering marvel of its time. It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture".

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I guess no one thought to change it to its original purpose - packman Jul 2020 #1