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Tuerkei, Istanbul, Hagia Sophia, erbaut im 6. Jh.n.Chr., ehem. Kirche und Moschee, seit 1935 Museum, Marmarameer, Goldenes Horn, Stadt, Stadtansicht, Nachtaufnahme, Europaeische Kulturhauptstadt 2010, Europa, 06.2006, (Bildtechnik: Farbprofil: sRGB, 50 MB vorhanden, QF), [TURKEY, ISTANBUL, European City of Culture 2010 Hagia Sophia, Aya Sofya and the Golden Horn. Right side the Marmara Sea. Hagia Sophia, i.e. (the Church of) Holy Wisdom, now known as the Ayasofya Museum, is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted to a mosque in 1453, converted into a museum in 1935, in the Turkish city of Istanbul. It is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest buildings of the world and sometimes considered the Eighth Wonder of the World. Its conquest by the Ottomans at the fall of Constantinople is considered one of the great tragedies of Christianity by the Greek Orthodox faithful. Weltkulturerbe Historische Altstadt Istanbul - Hagia Sophia] English: TURKEY, ISTANBUL, European City of Culture 2010 Hagia Sophia, Aya Sofya and the Golden Horn. Right side the Marmara Sea, June 2006 (KEYSTONE/LAIF/Murat Tueremis/laif )