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At the meeting of two worlds

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Constantine I (The Great): 306–337 CE. He moved the capital from Rome to the strategic city of Byzantium. Renamed Constantinople (330 CE).

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360–404 CE	Constantius II	First Church — The Great Church (burned in 404 CE)
415–532 CE	Theodosius II	Second Church — Publically called Hagia Sophia (burned in 532 CE)
537–1453 CE	Justinian I	Masterpiece — Hagia Sophia. The building we see today (since 537 CE). Orthodox → Catholic → Orthodox
1453–1935 CE	Sultan Mehmed II, The Conqueror	Ayasofya Grand Mosque

A museum for 85 years.

A Mosque as from 2020 — until Now.

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