I am Justinian 1 and this will be known as the Holy of Wisdom! These workers will make this cathedral wonderfully
Listen everyone! You can gather around here with other Christians and pray
This is to be converted into a mosque as soon as possible!
محمد
In the 1530s, the Byzantine Emperor, Justinian 1, built the Hagia Sophia
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It was originally built as a Christian Cathedral and was the largest Christian church at the time
This will no longer remain a mosque under my control
After the takeover of Constantinople, Mehmet II, the Sultan of the Ottoman Turks, had converted the Hagia Sophia into a mosque
With the conversion into a mosque, minarets were added and Christian images were plastered over. There was also calligraphy and manuscripts that were contained within the walls
A picture of Jesus
Arabic manuscripts
The Hagia Sophia remained a mosque for around 500 years, until the Turkish president secularized the nation in 1935
Now, present day, it exists as a museum holding great value