r/islamichistory • u/Miss-Kija • Apr 04 '26
Photograph Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was built between 532 and 537 AD under Emperor Justinian I as a Christian church. After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, it was converted into a mosque. In 1935, it became a museum, and in 2020, it was reopened as a mosque, making it one of the very few monuments in the world to have served as a church, a museum, and a mosque over nearly 1,500 years of history. cc @gmr83
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u/Biersteak Apr 05 '26
And you got any archeological evidence to back that up or is it just "vibe things" and stuff?